Medlinepluspowerpoint

Presentation by

• Malinda Shannon, Library Research Assistant• Mark D. Puterbaugh, Information Services Librarian

(mputerba@eastern.edu)

Warner Memorial LibraryEastern University1300 Eagle Road

St. Davids, PA 19087

Choose the “Health Topics” link to view the listings of available

health information.

We look to Medline Plus for accurate consumer health

information.

Choosing “Children and Teenagers” under “Demographic Groups” reveals a listing of resources for the age group.

Looking through the list we choose

“Asthma in Children”.

“Coping” appears to be the best match for beginning our research.

Following the link leads us to a tutorial produced by Healthy

Roads Media.

We can

watch this

video.

We can also view, download, and print out accompanying materials.

Following links under Disease Management reveals some excellent

information that can help parents and others dealing

with asthmatic children.

Another link brings up information from the

Mayo Clinic.

This link discusses “exercise induced asthma”.

We can also use the simple

search form to locate

information through Medline

Plus.

The results display general information concerning asthma and additional links

of information on the web.

Here we find a resource from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This resource is a help for

children and caregivers discussing triggers responsible for

asthma attacks.

There is a link that provides an article from

the Merck Manual, a standard medical

reference.

We have added “Children” to focus

the search.

Adding school to our search returns a new list focused on asthmatic children in school, leading to more excellent resources.