Disclaimer: The information provided by the Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS) or any other health-related information provided by the Palm Beach County Library System (PBCLS) does not imply medical recommendation, endorsement or approval by either the CHIS or the PBCLS.  The CHIS and the PBCLS do not provide medical advice or interpretation of information.  Information and materials provided are intended for use as general information and should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a health care provider.

Materials Selection:  The Library has implemented a Library Web Site to provide a friendly, useful access point to the Library’s resources and information on the Internet; to provide reference and research tools to help library users find what they need quickly and efficiently; and to provide a set of pre-selected sites and resources that are reliable and safe for all library users. 

The CHIS librarians do not write health information, except to provide brief descriptions of the website links. Instead, CHIS librarians find, select, and organize full-text consumer health information that is current, relevant, accurate and unbiased.

Privacy Policy: You do not have to provide any personal information to visit this web site. We do not ask for information that will allow us to identify you personally unless you choose to provide such information to us.

To help us improve the site, we collect statistics about its usage. None of this information identifies individual users or associates individuals with the pages they visit. When inquiries are e-mailed to us, we store the question and the e-mail address so we can respond electronically, if required. We may ask users to volunteer information for statistical purposes related to funding. This information is optional; our e-mail service is not contingent on the user providing this information to us. This information is tabulated and quantified in the most general sense and does not identify individual users.

Florida Public Records Law: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.