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Iowa Health Resources

Use the links below to find Iowa health information resources. The list includes site title, website address, and a brief summary of the resources provided.

Ask a Librarian
[http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/specialized-services/medical-library/med-ref-q-form.html]
Contact the medical librarian at the State Library of Iowa.

American Hospital Directory
[http://www.ahd.com/]
You can search for Iowa hospitals by following the "Free Services" link at this website.

DocFinder
[http://www.docboard.org/ia/df/iasearch.htm]
This site contains data from the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners [http://www.docboard.org/ia/ia_home.htm] on physicians licensed in Iowa, including disciplinary actions.

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/]
At this site you will find a "list of lists" to comprehensive resources in health-related subjects, published by Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa.

Iowa Compass
[http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/iowacompass/]
Iowa Compass provides "a statewide information and referral service for people with disabilities, their families, their service providers and other members of the community," with information on local, state, and national agencies and programs.

Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) Division of Health Facilities
[http://www.dia-hfd.state.ia.us/]

  • Center for Health Workforce Planning
    [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/workforce_planning.asp]
    This site addresses health care workforce issues and opportunities in Iowa.
  • Health Care Facilities in Iowa Book
    [https://dia-hfd.iowa.gov/DIA_HFD/Process.do]
    At this site you can use "Entity Book" to research and evaluate Iowa-based healthcare facilities.
  • Health Facilities Report Cards
    [https://dia-hfd.iowa.gov/DIA_HFD/Process.do]
    At this site you can use "Report Cards" to research and evaluate Iowa-based healthcare facilities.

Iowa Department of Public Health
[http://www.idph.state.ia.us/]

Iowa Health News Archive
[http://www.healthinfoiowa.org/archives/2001.html]
This page provides a list of past issues of Iowa Health News "hot topics," selected and provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Iowa Insurance Division
[http://www.iid.state.ia.us/]
This site provides reliable information for Iowans in making informed choices about insurance.

Iowa public and health sciences libraries
[http://nnlm.gov/members/adv.html]
Sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine [http://www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/], this site provides a list of Iowa libraries that provide health information reference services to the public.

Iowa Public Health Information
[http://www.iowapublichealth.org/about/background.html]
This site addresses the information needs of Iowa public health professionals by creating an easy-to-use web site that emphasizes local and state information and provides links to National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resources. It provides training and support to public health professionals in using IPHI, NLM and CDC resources

Iowa State University Extension
[http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/]
The Iowa State University Extension provides research-based information and education to help Iowans make better decisions.

Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center
[http://www.drugfreeinfo.org/]
This site by the Cedar Rapids Public Library collects, organizes, and provides access to information about substance abuse, gambling, and related topics.

Maharishi University of Management College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention
[http://mum.edu/CMVM/]
This center was the recipient of a National Institutes of Health grant (http://mum.edu/CMVM/resesarch_activities.html) to "establish a center of excellence for research in natural medicine and chronic diseases in the aging—especially cardiovascular disease in high risk minority populations."

Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) - State of Iowa Insurance Division.  SHIIP was created in 1990 to address health insurance questions and problems related to Medicare; Medicare supplement insurance; Medicare managed care and other related issues.

State Library of Iowa
[http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/]
This website provides comprehensive information resources for the people of Iowa. Additional online services are available at the State Library of Iowa, 1112 East Grand Ave., Des Moines.

  • EBSCOhost
    http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for_state_govt/databases/index.html
    Comprehensive access to EBSCOhost is available to Iowa citizens through their local libraries or the State Library of Iowa website.
  • Card catalogs
    [http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/lib-cat.html]
    This page provides access to over six hundred Iowa library card catalogs.
  • Iowa Libraries
    [http://server.silo.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/admindb_cgi/web_lib.CGI]
    This page contains links to websites of academic, public, and regional Iowa libraries.
  • State Library Services
    [http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/misc/about_us.htm]
    This page provides location, contact information, and hours of service for the State Library of Iowa.

University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital
The Virtual Hospital is a digital health sciences library created in 1992 at the University of Iowa to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients. The goal of the Virtual Hospital digital library is to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients. The Virtual Hospital digital library contains hundreds of books and brochures for health care providers and patients.

Additional Iowa Organizations and Resources


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