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Health Resource Centers and Libraries in Palo Alto

It's care that works for you. Find out about convenient care options for Health Resource Centers and Libraries Services in Palo Alto at Sutter Health. We're taking extra precautions every day to help keep patients, staff and providers safe.
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Your Source for Health Education

No matter how well prepared you are, it’s inevitable you’ll remember something you wanted to ask long after your medical appointment is over. Sutter care centers have a variety of ways to get you the answers you need.

Extensive Health Information

When you need accurate and timely information about medical conditions or procedures, visit a Health Resource Center online or in person. Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, California Pacific Medical Center and other Sutter sites provide videos, articles, audio files and Q&As with experts on a wide range of topics. You can also access our Medical Library to browse health research articles by topic.

Health Screenings and Compassionate Counseling

You might think you don’t need health screenings when you feel fine, but they could save your life. The highly knowledgeable staff at our Health Resource Centers provides instruction for self-exams you can do at home and guidance to better manage your own health.

Part of managing your health means making plans for the future. You may find it difficult to imagine a time when you will not be capable of making your own healthcare decisions, but if that time does come, you want assurance that the appropriate decisions will be made. Our health educators offer counseling for planning an advance healthcare directive, a legal document that allows you to appoint an agent with power of attorney to make care and treatment decisions on your behalf and to give instructions about your healthcare wishes.

Some of our Health Resource Centers also offer appointments with trained counselors for the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). If you’re a Medicare beneficiary, these counselors work with you to make the best choices for your individual healthcare needs.

If you receive a diagnosis of any kind, you can meet one-on-one with a patient-focused counseling specialist who will explain what you need to know about your condition, treatments and ongoing care.

Library requests

For any library requests, please reach us via:

  • Phone: (209) 523-0732
  • Email: mainolibrary@sutterhealth.org
  • Online Form: Request Additional Health Information

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Classes and Events

Throughout the Sutter Health network, we offer a variety of educational opportunities on a wide range of topics, from prenatal care to heart health to weight management. Hosted by experts in their fields, these classes, lectures and events are often free to attend and open to the community.

Pharmacoepidemiology Research

Sutter Health Pharmacoepidemiology Research
Pharmacology is the study of the effect of drugs on humans in clinical studies. Part of the task is to research and assess the risk verses the benefit of drugs in patients. Epidemiology is the science that studies the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. Pharmacoepidemiology is therefore defined as a study of the use of and the effects of drugs in large numbers of people or a population.

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Services Near Palo Alto

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation

Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation

California Pacific Medical Center

California Pacific Medical Center

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Sutter Solano Medical Center

Memorial Medical Center Modesto

Memorial Medical Center Modesto

Sutter Gould Medical Foundation

Sutter Gould Medical Foundation

Sutter Davis Hospital

Sutter Davis Hospital

Sutter Medical Foundation

Sutter Medical Foundation

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