Health Information
健康资料
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Welcome to our Health and Wellness online resources for New Americans.

• Health Insurance Marketplace

  Need health insurance? You can enroll if you have certain life events or income, or if you qualify for Medicaid or CHIP.

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• Health and Wellness Databases

  If you are outside the library, you may need to enter your library card number and PIN in order to search these databases. Don't have a library card? Get one today!

• Philadelphia Department of Public Health

  Health services to all Philadelphia residents, including people who do not speak or read English as their first language

  English | 中文 | Español

Best of the Web: Health and Medicine

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  Healthcare information for patients and consumers
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• Alzheimer's Association

  Research to end Alzheimer's and dementia and care for those living with the disease
  中文 | Español | Tiếng Việt

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  Concise and up-to-date information on issues such as obesity and suicide that affect children, teenagers, and their families
  Español

• American Diabetes Association

  Preventing and managing diabetes
  Español

• Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum

  Health care law and you: pre-recorded in-language webinars from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
  中文 | Tiếng Việt

• Center for Disease Control

  Strategies for preventing and controlling disease
  Español

• Ethnomed

  Medical issues and related topics for immigrants and refugees
  中文 | Español | Tiếng Việt

• FDA Office of Women's Health

  Health topics and info on, for example, the safety of cosmetics, diet supplements, hair dye, and relaxers
  Español

• Healthychildren.org

  Consumer health information from the American Academy of Pediatrics
  Español

• HotPeachPages: International Directory of Domestic Violence Agencies

  Domestic violence information in over 110 languages
  中文 | Español | Tiếng Việt

• Immunization Action

  Education about vaccinations for babies, teens, and adults
  中文 | Español | Tiếng Việt

• Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (National Cancer Institute)

  Detailed cancer topics and clinical trials
  Español

• Lab Tests Online

  Public resources on clinical lab testing
  Español

• La Leche League

  Breastfeeding information
  中文 | Español

• Medicare.gov

  Official U.S. site for Medicare
  Español

• Medline Plus

  Health information from the National Library of Medicine at the National Institute of Health
  中文 | Español | Tiếng Việt

• National Council for Occupational Health and Safety

  Health and safety on the job
  Español

• The Office on Women's Health—U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Health topics of special interest to women
  Español

• Planned Parenthood

  Women's health information
  Español

• S.P.I.R.A.L. (Tufts University)

  Select patient information in Asian languages
  中文 | Tiếng Việt

• World Health Organization

  Health news and topics
  中文 | Español