Research Guides: Health and Funeral Services: Medical and Funeral Resources on the Web

The internet has thousands of great resources for students in Funeral Services or Pre-Medical programs. Here are a few websites that we thought you might like:

Medical Library Association
With so many resources for Medical Sciences available, it can be hard to filter out what is useful, and what is not. This guide provides information about evaluating sources and lists some Medical Library Association recommended websites.
Free Medical Journals
An updated list of the top 60 medical journals available in full-text online. While the website doesn't search for key terms like a database, the journals the website links are a great place to search for articles.
CIDRAP - Public Health Practices
The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy offers information and news related to public policy; hosted by University of Minnesota.
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
A great website for visual representations of medical resources in the United States. The website is comprehensive, displaying data by region or by hospital. Information on issues like Medicare Spending, the Physician Workforce, Accountable care, and End-of-Life care, as well as case-studies, is also available.
MedlinePlus
A great starting place for medical topics from Environmental Health to Drug Therapy and Demographics, MedlinePlus can link you to journal articles, recent research, and related issues all from reputable sources like National Institutes of Health, the CDC and the National Library of Medicine.
Health.Gov
With resource links to health care, nutrition, physical activity guidelines, this website is a helpful and authoritative source for federal health information.
NIH, National Institute of Mental Health
An informative and authoritative website with reading material on various disorders, treatment options and Clinical trials, as well as statistics and educational resources.

While you might find the above resources useful as well, this is Funeral Service specific.

FuneralWise
A collection of information on Funeral Planning, Customs, Etiquette. Students may also find the Funeral Guide section helpful, as it provides information on types of funerals, preparation, and an A - Z topic reference.