Consumer Health Resources / 'Healthier U': Engage for Health Resources

• Medline Plus https://medlineplus.gov. MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s website for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it offers reliable, up-to-date health information for free. It is recommended as a starting place for all health information searches.
• NC Health Info https://nchealthinfo.org. NC Health Info is a website created by the Health Sciences Library at UNC-Chapel Hill and librarians from around the state. It includes health information on a variety of topics. NC Health Info also includes information on how to find low and no-cost treatment options and directories of providers and services in North Carolina. 
• KidsHealth https://kidshealth.org/en/kids & TeensHealth https://kidshealth.org/en/teens. KidsHealth and TeensHealth from Nemours Children’s Health System provide doctor-reviewed and easy-to-follow articles, videos, and health tools on health topics. The website contains separate sections for parents, kids, and teens.

Source: Terri Ottosen, MLIS, AHIP; Community Engagement and Health Literacy Librarian; Health Sciences Library, UNC - Chapel Hill

• AHRQ Question Builder App https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/question-builder.html. ​The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Question Builder App to help you prepare for your next health care appointment. Use the app to select from a list of suggested questions, then send the questions to your email or to your calendar. You can also view a list of questions your doctor might ask you and save your answers so you are prepared for your appointment.

• Download for iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ahrquestionbuilder/id1455119729
• Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.ahrq.qata&hl=en

• Waiting Room Video: Questions Are the Answer https://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/ask-your-doctor/videos/waitroom/index.htmlThis video from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) features patients and clinicians discussing the importance of asking questions at medical visits.

Source: Terri Ottosen, MLIS, AHIP; Community Engagement and Health Literacy Librarian; Health Sciences Library, UNC - Chapel Hill