Health Information on the Internet
The Internet has a lot of free health information to be found but how do you know if a website offers timely and authoritative information? The Medical Library Association has compiled the guide below to help you evaluate these websites.
For Health Consumers and Patients: Find Good Health Information
Professional Associations
Helpful Websites
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CAM on PubMed Contains over 462,000 citations to journal articles related to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM on PubMed is a subset of all citations found on the NLM's PubMed and offers all of the features and benefits of PubMed.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering: About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products Search this database with information about 280 herbs as they relate to cancer.
Saybrook Academic Partnerships
Saybrook University has developed academic pathways to address contemporary challenges of integrative health and social change. These partnerships help provide innovative and flexible learning experiences that support its mission.
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American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Saybrook University and the American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) are proud of their distinguished partnership to expand the scope of education in integrative health care. Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and herbal medicine play an important part in integrative health care. With similar global visions to shape the future of health care, we seek to inspire lasting change with our formal academic articulation agreement. This agreement will expand learning opportunities for both Saybrook and ACAOM students who enroll in the respective institutions.
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The Flourishing Center The Flourishing Center (TFC) offers a six-month Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) program, which includes 240 hours of education and training through residential on-site locations, online, and distance-learning platforms, webinars, and videoconference participation. Our partnership authorizes TFC graduates to apply training hours from TFC’s CAPP program to qualify for up to six elective credits toward a master’s or doctoral program in Saybrook’s College of Integrative Medicine and Health Services.
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Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) Saybrook University and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) are proud of their unique partnership to advance students’ education and professional development in the humanistic sciences. With similar global visions to improve health and happiness, we seek to inspire transformation and sustainable change with our formal academic articulation agreement.
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Institute for Spirituality and Health The Institute for Spirituality and Health (ISH) is an academic partner with Saybrook University. The current ISH director serves on a Saybrook University Working Group on Nature Contact and Health. The institute has hosted Saybrook events on its site and promotes Saybrook University’s educational programs.
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Integrative Nurse Coach Academy The Integrative Nurse Coach® Academy, International Nurse Coach™ Association’s Integrative Nurse Coach Certificate Program educates nurses in an integrative coaching practice, preparing them to integrate coaching into the mainstream of their nursing practice in hospitals, home care, and independent practice. Our partnership allows graduates of the certificate program to apply training hours from the program to qualify for up to six units of transfer credit from the program toward a master’s or doctoral program in Saybrook’s College of Integrative Medicine and Health Services.
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KIN Unified Healing Institute Saybrook University and KIN are proud to partner in expanding the scope of education in integrative healing practices, combining health and spirituality. With a shared vision to revolutionize the future of health care, our formal academic partnership agreement aims to create a lasting impact.
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Prema Yoga Institute Prema Yoga Institute (PYI) and Saybrook University have renewed their distinguished partnership to continue expanding the scope of education in integrative health care, including holistic yoga and mindfulness plans to support traditional medicine.