Health Literacy

Note: Databases listed with an * following the name are linked in the QuickLinks section.
 
Keys For Networking
Parents make good choices when they have good information and access to resources. Keys for Networking is dedicated to building peer-to-peer networks that connect Kansas parents and youth and provide access to services, resources, and information for behavioral, education, emotional, mental health, physical health, and substance abuse problems. 

Get Active Kansas

The goal of this campaign is to help Kansans realize the tremendous benefits of physical activity and to take action to achieve a greater level of physical activity. Specifically, Kansans will become more physically active, achieving 30 minutes of physical activity (60 minutes for kids!) most days of the week.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Protecting and improving the health and environment for all Kansans.

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AHFS Consumer Medication Information*
 AHFS Consumer Medication Information is a trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information, available in both English and Spanish. Published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, AHFS includes more than a thousand drug information monographs written in lay language for consumers and has been a Top Ten Award Winner in the Department of Health and Human Services National Consumer Education Materials Contest. This content is updated monthly.

 Alternative HealthWatch*
This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Alternative HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. This database features indexing and abstracts going back as far as 1984, and full text going back as far as 1990.

Consumer Health Complete*
Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Consumer Health Complete provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. In addition, Consumer Health Complete includes the Clinical Reference System and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs. The database is updated on a weekly basis.

Health Source - Consumer Edition*
This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.

Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition*
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the AHFS Consumer Medication Information, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

MedicLatina*
 Look through these medical journals in Spanish.

MEDLINE*
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.
 
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in languages you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free. Spanish version of MedlinePlus is also available.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health*
Research nursing, allied health, alternative & complementary medicine topics.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection*
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.

National Institute on Aging
Health information selected and designed for older adults. Easy to navigate and read.

Directory of Mental Health Resources in Kansas
Updated March 2022 by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services/Behavioral Health Services.