Health searching is the third most popular online activity after email and shopping (Pew Internet Survey 2006.)  The National Library of Medicine's Go Local site for finding local health resources was phased out in April 2010.  So here are some reliable web sites for finding quality consumer health information and health resources. 

The Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association lists the top 100 sites for trusted health information.

General Health Web Sites

MedlinePlus.gov - from the National Library of Medicine

FamilyDoctor.org - from the American Academy of Family Physicians

HealthFinder.gov - from the US Dept of Health & Human Services

MayoClinic.com - from the prominent not-for-profit clinic

Children's Health Web Sites

AAP.org - from the American Academy of Pediatrics

KidsHealth.org - from the Nemour's Foundation

TeenHealth.gov - from the National Library of Medicine

Mental Health Web Sites

HealthyMinds.org - from the American Psychiatric Association

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - National self-help and advocacy organization

National Institute of Mental Health - one of the 27 National Institutes of Health

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Locate Health Care Resources & Services

- click link to web site or dial 211 from your telephone for assistance in locating health and human services in Texas (including rent and utility assistance, food, emergency shelters, child care, employment help, medical and mental health assistance, transportation, suicide intervention, senior issues and disaster recovery)

Extensive list of health care directories and finders - from MedlinePlus

Find and compare hospitals

Find federally funded health centers/clinics

Find a doctor - from the AMA

Verify the license of a Texas physician

Find a dentist 

- nursing homes, assisted living, home health & adult day care