Visitors to the web site can either choose Health Information from a list of topics listed on the left-hand side of the screen or can type in a topic to be searched. Visitors can retrieve articles in full-text on topics such as recognizing symptoms, prevention, and treatment of stroke. First-time visitors to the web site who are not familiar with the institute will need assistance. The home site contains information about, and links to, all of the institutes and medical databases at NIH, including Grateful Med and Medline. The home site also has a Health Information link which links visitors to such information as consumer awareness, publications that can be obtained from any of the NIH institutes, institute telephone numbers, and sources of health information anywhere in the United States.
Abstracts provide full citations, and author credentials.
Full-text articles may be in a foreign language, and can be obtained by ordering through the Loansome Doc service available through cooperating medical libraries. Major topics covered by the web site are listed in a separate frame at the left side of the screen. Visitors to the web site can scan this list to find the desired topic. The web site also provides lists of mental health organizations, telephone numbers, and publications which can be researched online. KEN will also do a database search for visitors.