Health & Wellness
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Popular Subjects & Keywords
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Diseases (Print or Digital)
Fitness & Exercise (Print or Digital)
Health (Print or Digital)
Medicine (Print or Digital)
Nutrition (Print or Digital)
Pharmacology (Print or Digital)
Shelf Locations
Find titles on our shelves using the following Dewey Decimal Classification numbers:-
362.1 to 362.2: Health in a social context)
362.6: Medicare
610 to 618.99: (Medical Sciences)
612: Human Physiology
616: Diseases & Conditions
616.1: Heart Disease
616.462: Diabetes
616.99: Cancer
618: Pediatrics
618.92: ADD, Bipolar Disorder
641.5: Cooking/Nutrition
Databases
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Explora in the Library or outside the Library: Your one-stop research source with authoritative general information covering a wide range of subjects from magazines & journals, books, and encyclopedias.
Universal Class: Learn something new or update your existing skills with online courses. Try the Health, Medicine, Fitness, and Nutrition Classes track.
Recommended Websites
Caregiving Support Sites
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Eldercare Locator
Family Caregiver Alliance
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Family Caregiver Support Program
Veterans' Administration Caregiving Support
Children's and Teen's Web Sites
General Health
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Ask Noah
Family Doctor
HealthCare.gov
MayoClinic.com
Medline Plus (see also multilingual health information)
National Institute of Health
Nutrition.gov
Patient Advocate Foundation
Genetics
Health Tools
Mental Health
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Mental Health Services (Virginia Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Virginia Helpline
National Center for PTSD
Other Mental Health Hotline Numbers and Referral Resources
Veteran's Crisis Line
Nutrition and Exercise
Organizations
- Alzheimer's Association
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Caregiver Action Network
Generations United
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Senior Health Web Sites
Virginia Sites
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Health and Wellness Resource Guides from VCU's Community Health Education Center
Virginia Health Information
Virginia Department of Health (see VDH page on COVID-19)
Virginia Health Care Foundation
Virginia Health Information Project
Virginia Navigator