Patient Information — Best of the Web: Local Information for Patients

The Children's Medical Center of Dayton Health Topics section offers an opportunity to ask specialists questions about common pediatric topics.

The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sleep Research Center Home Page features information about local sleep research conducted under the direction of Michael H. Bonnet, Ph.D., professor of neurology at Wright State.

Consumer health information resources are listed in the Wright State University Libraries Consumer Health Subject Guide. Call the reference desk at (937) 775-3251 for assistance with a search.

The Miami Valley Area Asthma Coalition is a broad-based, multi-organizational, community partnership that brings together the public, private and nonprofit sectors in an effort to reduce asthma morbidity and mortality and improve quality of life for the adults and children who have asthma and their families. The group lists asthma resources available in the Greater Dayton area on its Web site.

Premier Health Partners (PHP) Programs and Events page provides a calendar of events sponsored by hospitals and clinics affiliated with PHP, including childbirth classes, smoking cessation programs, yoga, diabetes education, blood pressure screenings, health information sessions, and more. PHP includes Miami Valley Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and Premiere Community Health.

The Regional Postmortem Examination Service operated by the Department of Pathology at Boonshoft School of Medicine makes autopsy available to the next of kin for persons who die of apparently natural causes outside of a hospital or in hospital emergency rooms. It does not provide a medical-legal investigation of death, which can only be performed by a coroner's office, as mandated by Ohio law. For information download a brochure or call (937) 775-2625, Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or (937) 775-2304 on evenings and weekends.

Vital Records Information for Ohio explains where to obtain copies of Ohio vital records, such as birth and death certificates, marriage licenses and divorce decrees. The Boonshoft School of Medicine does not operate a hospital and has no birth certificate records.

Wellness Connection of the Miami Valley, funded by Heart & Cancer Wellness Foundation of the Miami Valley, is located at One Elizabeth Place (formerly St. Elizabeth's Hospital). The organization offers health education and screenings, fitness classes and nutritional counseling.