List of health related stock image sites with attribution use only or public domain images
[Always remember to double check the usage rights before using!]
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National Cancer Institute Search
https://visualsonline.cancer.gov/
[note: some of the images (mainly illustrations) are copyrighted so make sure you double check usage]
Image library includes: illustrations, clinical photography, photography of health professionals and patients in research and clinical environments
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Search
http://phil.cdc.gov/Phil/home.asp
Image library includes: illustrations, clinical photography, infographics, photography of health professionals in research and clinical environments, patient photography, medical/cellular imaging
National Eye Institute
https://www.nei.nih.gov/photo/
Their flickr account:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationaleyeinstitute/
Image library includes: illustrations, clinical photography, infographics, photography of health professionals in research and clinical environments
National Human Genome Research Institute
Image library includes: Micro-imaging, illustrations, animals, plants, photography of health professionals in research and clinical environments
National Institute of Arthritic and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Image Gallary
Image library includes: illustrations (lots!), photography of health professionals in research and clinical environments
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
http://www.nibib.nih.gov/news-events/multimedia
Image library includes: illustrations, medical/cellular imaging, photography of health professionals in research and clinical environments, some patient photography
National Institute of Mental Health
http://images.nimh.nih.gov/public_il/index.cfm
Image library includes: videos, audio, illustrations, medical/cellular imaging
National Insitute of General Medical Services
Image library includes: medical/cellular imaging, photos, videos
U.S. National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/
Image library includes: lots of old health PSAs and advertisements.
Creative commons search
http://search.creativecommons.org/
Flickr Creative commons search
https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
WikiCommons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources/Free_content_search_engines