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Promoting Environmental Health Education: Free Resources from the National Library of Medicine Kate Flewelling, MLIS National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region

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National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Mission Provide health professionals and the general public with equal access to biomedical information Coordinated by the National Library of Medicine 8 Regional Offices Support Network members to achieve NN/LM mission 5-year contracts

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Who can become Network Members? Any library, information center or other organization providing health information Membership is free! Resource Libraries Other Libraries Academic, community college, public, hospital, K-12 Community and Faith-Based Organizations Public Health Departments Health Organizations

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Benefits of Membership Training and educational opportunities Handouts on Materials Networking opportunities Funding opportunities If your organization provides health information services become a member at: http://nnlm.gov

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National Library of Medicine Part of the National Institutes of Health, NLM is the provider of PubMed.gov, MedlinePlus.gov, and many other health information resources http://www.nlm.nih.gov

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Resources available at: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/k12.html

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Environmental Health Student Portal http://kidsenvirohealth.nlm.nih.gov/ Middle School Students Experiments and Projects Homework Help Lesson Plans

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Household Products Database http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/

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HPD answers: What are the chemical ingredients and their percentage in specific brands? Which products contain specific chemical ingredients? Who manufactures a specific brand? How do I contact this manufacturer? What are the acute and chronic effects of chemical ingredients in a specific brand? What other information is available about chemicals in the toxicology-related databases of the National Library of Medicine?

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http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov Tox Town and ToxMystery

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ToxMystery Designed for elementary aged students Search for health hazards with Toxie the Cat Available in Spanish

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Garage

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Teacher Resources

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ToxTown

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What can you see in the Port?

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Scenes from Tox Town

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Timely Topics

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Teacher resources in Tox Town Tox Town-Based Curriculum Units / Science Club Classroom Activities Interactive Resources Careers in Environmental Health, Chemistry, and Toxicology

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Discovering the Connection: Your Environment, Your Health Afterschool middle school science club Six units Research in Tox Town Hands-on

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Thank You! This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00003-C with the University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System. Kate Flewelling, MLIS National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region http://nnlm.gov/mar/ flewkate@pitt.edu