Browse our online health information resources.
Making Informed Health Decisions
Resource Collections on Later Life
Browse our guides for healthy aging and coping with the challenges of age, helping to care for an older adult, and planning for major life changes
Staying Healthy, Advocating for Ourselves
Browse our collections on staying healthy during a wildfire, extreme weather, power outage, or other climate emergency; on coping with the COVID pandemic; and on how to communicate clearly with our health care team.
Plan Ahead to Protect Your Health in a Disaster
Preparing for health concerns in an emergency, power outage, or evacuation.
COVID-19 Information
Coronavirus updates and resource guide for Santa Clara County, CA.
Communication Advice For Better Health Care
Clear, two-way communications and advocating for ourselves for the best health care.
Advocating for Ourselves and Loved Ones in Healthcare Settings
Being informed and aware about health empowers people to take better care of themselves, of their loved ones, and the health of their communities.
But all too often differing priorities between patients and health care professionals, or perhaps a history of distrust, disrespect, or maltreatment, make it difficult to assert what’s important to us.
To help people advocate for their needs in their health care, PlaneTree Health Library offers this video: