Quick Guide

Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Getting Started

• Access from outside a library requires a username and password.  Contact your academic, public, or school librarian for the login information.

Searching

• On the CHC Home Page, enter your search terms in the Find field and click Search. A drop down box offers related terms.

• Other Search Features on the Home Page

o Quick Find provides easy access to health reports on common diseases, conditions, and injuries.

o Browse Popular Sources offers browsing and searching of several popular encyclopedias and health-related reference books.

o Search by Topic provides the ability to search within the database by topic.

Your Search Results

• Consumer Health Complete displays a result List sorted by "source type"--for example, Encyclopedias, Reference Books, etc. If available, Evidence-Based Reports is the default tab. To view a different source type, click the appropriate tab.

• The article title link takes you to the citation information and/or the full text. This page also offers opportunities to narrow results by subject or publication.

Printing/E-mailing/Saving Search Results

· To save an article to the Folder, click the Add to Folder link.  To view the items in your Folder, click the Go to Folder View link.

• To save your results for future use, be sure to sign in to your personal account (Click on Sign In ).  Once you sign in, your results are saved to the Folder, and can be retrieved at any time.
• From the Citation or the Folder view, click the Print , E-mail ,

or Save  icon and follow the directions on the screen. You can print, e-mail or save several results at the same time by saving them to the Folder, and then printing, e-mailing or saving all at once.

How to Use Help

· To view the Help System, click the Help link at the top right corner of the screen.

· When the Help link appears, you can click the link and help for the screen you are on will display.