Online Research > Health and Wellness
All of these resources are available for use in the library and most of them are available for use from home with your Forest Park Library Card. If you are having problems with a resource, please contact us.
Health and Wellness
Consumers’ Checkbook (in-library use only)
Just like Consumer Reports, only Chicago-specific. Find the best Chicago-area auto repair shops, electricians, long distance phone services, hotel rates, dentists, health clubs, cell phone services, and more!Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
Learn about diseases and conditions, alternative medicine, and drugs and herbal remedies from journals, pamphlets, general-interest publications, a broad collection of reference sources, drug guides and more.Nursing and Allied Health Collection
All aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops -- and diminishes -- over time. Your library's users will have instant access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals. Use reference books in the library or from home 24/7. Includes a wide variety of books such as: the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion and U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science. Find authoritative information on a large number of topics. It's like having a tall stack of reference books at your fingertips! Researching science topics has never been easier -- with Science Resource Center, thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. Get articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.
