HealthLink

 

Welcome to HealthLink, your source for reliable health information on the Internet!

 

 

 

About HealthLink

 

HealthLink is a service provided by the Kitchener Public Library to help you find current, reliable information related to your health. We provide consumer health and medical resources from a variety of perspectives.

 

Our goal is to provide reliable resources that support the demand for health information in our community.

 

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Visiting and Contacting HealthLink

 

Walk-In

Visit us upstairs at the Main Library, 85 Queen St. N., Kitchener

 

Phone:

Call our InfoLink line at 519-743-7502

 

Email:

Send us email anytime at: askus@kpl.org. Turnaround time is 48 hours excluding weekends and holidays.

 

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HealthLink Resources

 

HealthLink offers a broad range of resources from medical reference books like Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine to a dedicated HealthLink computer with Internet access.

 

Resources Available:

  • Health books and videos - check the KPL catalogue.

  • Health Information Guides.

  • Health databases for searching for articles on health topics

  • Health Link eNewsletters

  • Autism Collection

  • Exam resources for healthcare students and professionals such as the MCCQE, LCME, and Nursing Exam study guides, a variety of up-to-date textbooks, computer-based tests and anatomy guides.

  • HealthLink computer in a private area for confidential searching and printing.

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HealthLink Services

 

Staff will gladly help you:

  • Find health books, videos and articles

  • Learn how to search KPL's health databases, website and catalogue

Staff will not:

  • Diagnose health

  • Give health advice

  • Refer to physicians

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Privacy

 

All questions are kept strictly confidential.

 

KPL staff are information specialists who provide access to information. Please contact your trusted health care professional for interpretation, diagnosis or medical advice.

 

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