For the latest COVID-19 information, visit vcuhealth.org/covid-19 or Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU for pediatrics. For vaccine details, visit vcuhealth.org/covidvaccine.
For the latest COVID-19 information, visit vcuhealth.org/covid-19 or Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU for pediatrics. For vaccine details, visit vcuhealth.org/covidvaccine.
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The VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library will be closed temporarily starting Monday January 11, 2021.
The VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library is committed to providing patients, their families, VCU Health professionals, and the public with reliable health information. Please contact the Health and Wellness librarian at (804) 828-2432 or online at healthlibrary@vcuhealth.org if you need assistance in finding consumer health information for yourself or for a patient.
You can also visit the Health Sciences Library, located at 509 N. 12th Street. Check hours online.
You can access reliable consumer health information anytime online at https://guides.library.vcu.edu/HealthLibrary or https://www.medlineplus.gov.
Newly diagnosed? Need to know how to manage a chronic condition? Want to learn more about wellness and nutrition? VCU Medical Center's Health and Wellness Library (formerly the Community Health Education Center, or CHEC) can help you find answers to your health questions.
Our shelves are stocked with up-to-date, easy-to-understand books, magazines, videos and more. We are experts at finding information about health topics ranging from common conditions to rare diseases. Our knowledgeable librarians and volunteers will guide every step of your search. They can help you:
We are also a full-service business center, offering:
And, we offer a quiet and peaceful place if you are in between appointments or waiting for test results. We also have a children's area with games, puzzles and picture books.
The Health and Wellness Library is a partnership of VCU Health, VCU Libraries, and the VCU Medical Center Auxiliary, who recognized the ongoing and growing need for health information for our patients and community.
All of our services are free. Our goal is to help you and your loved ones be well informed about your health.
The Health and Wellness Library is located on the ground floor of VCU Medical Center's Gateway Building. We're open from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Call (804) 828-2432 or email us for more information.
