Diseases

Reliable online sources:

• Center for Disease Control
• Mayo Clinic
• You can look up many different types of illnesses, including psych disorders, using their "find it fast" search. Just click on the letter that starts the name of the disorder.
• County of LA Dept. of Public Health
• Center for Disease Control & Prevention: Fast Stats - The FastStats site provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
• Facts on American Teens' Sexual and Reproductive Health (Guttmacher Institute)

Cancer:
National Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society

Diabetes:
American Diabetes Association

HIV/AIDS:
World Health Organization
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases


Other website ideas:

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• WebMD
• American Psychological Association - List of Topics

You can search for BCCHS Library books in our Destiny Library Catalogue.
(And check the books on the table behind you!)


Eating disorder statistics