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Health

Resources to learn about health and medicine.

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A resource to support the information needs of patients covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to holistic and integrated medicine.

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Articles about medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.

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This resource provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, self-help support. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ information.

Freely Available Online

National Institute of Mental Health

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The Mayo Clinic has a database of information about different illnesses, healthy living, drugs, tests, and procedures. The Health Information tab has A-Z lists of diseases & conditions, symptoms, tests, and drug information.

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An online health information resource for the public that offers information on health topics, human genetics, medical tests, medications, dietary supplements, and healthy recipes.  High-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted and easy to understand, in both English and Spanish.

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An online health reference resource for consumers and medical professionals. Its mission is to provide the best medical information of the day to a wide cross-section of users, including medical professionals and students, veterinarians and veterinary students, and consumers.

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A database of over 32 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature from life sciences journals, online books, and MEDLINE, with links to full text articles from PubMed Central, a free full-text biomedical literature archive, and other sources.

Integrative Medicine

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Tumblebooks

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Boundless

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Auto Repair Resources

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NoveList Plus K-8

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NW Health Services

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A fun and free way to learn any of 163 languages with Personalized Courses, movies, music, and more. With an average of 9,500 instructional phrases per language and 20,000 instructional videos for American Sign Language.

Homeschooling Resources

Families for Home Education, the oldest and largest statewide home school organization in Missouri, has been serving Missouri home educators since 1983. FHE is comprised of members – you, not just a board and staff. The purpose of FHE is to protect the inalienable right of the parents of Missouri to teach their own children without further state regulation and control.  Click above for the Getting Started Checklist.