There is often a gap between what people think they know about their health and what they should know. And in a community as diverse as Morton Grove, your health needs may differ greatly from those of your neighbor. The Library is committed to bridging this gap by providing accessible, easy-to-understand health information and resources to the Morton Grove community.
Health Resources
See below for a variety of reliable health-related resources. Questions? Contact us at info@mgpl.org or 847-965-4220.
Discover ideas and tips to help you create a healthier eating style that meets your individual needs and improves your health.
Find health insurance options through the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace.
Consumer Product Information Database
Contains health effects information for products used in the home and in some commercial/institutional settings that contain chemicals.
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search and verify all Illinois professional license holders.
Provides information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in easy-to-understand language.
Learn more about mental illness, including where to find help and research.
Full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Learn about public health prevention and control services and guidelines, as well as access the A-Z Index of Diseases and Conditions.
Find government guidelines for dieting and physical activity, and learn about initiatives to improve health literacy and health care quality and safety.
Find health insurance options through the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace.
Find important prevention and wellness information that's evidence based, actionable, and easy to use.
Review the nation's 10-year health promotion and disease prevention objectives, and get tools to improve health in your community.
Supports the information needs of patients & provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness - from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.
Consumer Product Information Database
Contains health effects information for products used in the home and in some commercial/institutional settings that contain chemicals.
Provides information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in easy-to-understand language.
Learn more about mental illness, including where to find help and research.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Search scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.
Read online publications and find information on health topics specifically geared to women.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Get substance use and mental disorder information, services, and research.
Find health resources from the government.
Discover ideas and tips to help you create a healthier eating style that meets your individual needs and improves your health.
Contains a wealth of information on nutrition, including information on dietary supplements, tools for understanding food labels, and food safety.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Learn about diets for specific health conditions, dietary reference intakes, information on nutrition for populations (preconception, child, older adults) and links out to other resources.
Serves as a portal for nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety information for consumers. It contains information on dietary supplements, nutrition across the life cycle, nutrition for specific health conditions, shopping and meal preparation, and more.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Learn about health care options with Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability
Helps people with disabilities get healthier by participating more in all types of physical and social activities. NCHPAD also trains service providers to make their programs more inclusive.
National Council on Disability
An independent federal agency that makes recommendations to the president and Congress to improve the quality of life for Americans with disabilities and their families. The NCD works to empower individuals with disabilities and to promote equal opportunity.
Get research-based information on aging and senior health and well-being.
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Discover a free loan service of recorded and Braille books and magazines, music scores in Braille and large print, plus specially designed playback equipment. Service is also extended to eligible American citizens residing abroad.
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Offers resources and answers questions about the housing rights of people with disabilities, and the responsibilities of housing providers and building and design professionals according to the federal law.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Provides training and information to parents of disabled children and to people who work with them.
Provides specialized research with more than 29 million references to journal articles in life sciences, with a concentration on biomedicine.
Evaluating Health Information
You can't trust everything you find online. Here are some tips for ensuring the health information you find is reliable. Find more tips and tutorials on Evaluating Health Information from MedlinePlus.
5 Questions from the National Institute of Health:
- Who runs or created the site or app? Can you trust them?
- What is the site or app promising or offering? Do its claims seem too good to be true?
- When was its information written or reviewed? Is it up to date?
- Where does the information come from? Is it based on scientific research?
- Why does the site or app exist? Is it selling something?
Is It CRAAP?
- Currency: Health information becomes outdated quickly; is this information current?
- Relevancy: Is the information relevant and appropriate for this user or information need?
- Authority: Is the author or publisher an authoritative, reliable source?
- Accuracy: Look for evidence of the reliability of the information presented.
- Purpose: Sometimes the information is provided to sell a product. Is this the case?
Updated 10.30.24