National Network of Libraries of Medicine

MidContinental Region

Feel the Love: Free Health

Resources from the

National Library of Medicine

Marty MageeNational Network/Libraries of Medicine

Education and Nebraska Liaison McGoogan Library of Medicine

Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center986706 Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha NE 68198-6706402-559-7076

1-800-338-7657mmagee@unmc.edu

NCompass Live – February 4, 2009

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

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Agenda

Nat’l Library of Medicine websitesMedlinePlus

Other Librarian ResourcesPromotional Ideas

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

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Web sites

National Library of Medicinewww.nlm.nih.gov

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Anywhere….

National Library of Medicine

National Network/Libraries of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

800-338-7657

MedlinePlus www.medlineplus.go

vHealth topics:

740 English (19,000 links)

704 Spanish (5,500 links)

Drug database and herbals & supplements database: approx 1000 monographs

Encyclopedia: approx 3700 articles; 2300 images

Health news: Approx 15-20 stories per day

Directories: Over 100 directories of doctors, hospitals, clinics and libraries.

GoLocal: 21 sites

Interactive tutorials: 175

Links to ClinicalTrials.gov 776

NIHSeniorhealth:

31 topics

Surgeries: 148 videos

Email lists: 11 daily & weekly

One weekly podcast

Magazine:4 issues

Dictionary

MedlinePluswww.medlineplus.gov

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MedlinePlus Health Topics Page

MedlinePlus Interactive Body Maps

Different parts of the image are clickable, and show green highlighting when the user moves their mouse over the area

MedlinePlusHealth Topics

Example – Coronary Artery Disease

MedlinePlus Drug Information AND Herbs and Supplements

Medline Plus - Go Local Now available in Nebraska!!

MedlinePlus - Interactive Tutorials

NIH SeniorHealth

MedlinePlus - Surgery Videos

MedlinePlus - Extras

MedlinePlus

Magazine

Subscribe for Free!

Libraries may order multiple copies!

Resources for Science

Teachershttp://sis.nlm.nih.gov/pdf/scienceteacherresources_brochure.pdf

•Biology

•Chemistry

•Genetics

•Spanish-Language Resources

•Careers

•Health

Careers

Haz-maphttp://

hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/

Household Products Database

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/

Daily Meddailymed.nlm.nih.gov

Drug Information Portal http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -

http://nccam.nih.gov/

http://olos.ala.org/goodhealth

Evaluating Health Information Type

“evaluate” into Search

box

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/webresources

www.medlineplus.gov

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Other Resources

Medical Library

Association

http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index

.html

Educational Clearinghouse Databasehttp://nnlm.gov/ntcc/ch/

Following the Clues: A Visit to the Doctor and the Library!www.unmc.edu/library/clues aimed at children shows the health care process shows a visit to the library

Available in English, Spanish and Sudanese-Nuer

University of Nebraska Medical Center McGoogan Library of Medicinehttp://www.unmc.edu/library/consumer/ index.html

Nebraska Notebook on

So You Have A Medical Question?

If you want a copy…..

E-mail mmagee@unmc.edu

The Librarian is In: Facing

Modern Consumer

Health Issues in the Public

Library

A video resource for librarians answering health related reference questions

Available to you …through the Nebraska Library Commission!

Thursday - February 19 8am-12pmBeyond an Apple a Day— Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library ...covers the information seeking behaviors of consumers. It will also address core reference collection, databases and newsletters/periodicals, as well as the reference interview.

Thursday - February19 1pm—5pmNo Comprende?—Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians ...resources for learning basic, library, medical and Internet Spanish vocabulary. Learn to evaluate and identify websites in Spanish to which you can direct your patrons.

Friday—February 20 8am—12pmThe ABC’s of DNA— Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for ...explores basic concepts such as genes and chromosomes and offers an overview of genetic disorders, genetic testing, genetic counseling and the Human Genome Project.

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Promotional Ideas

My Family Health Portraitwww.hhs.gov/familyhistory/

Did you know February is National Wise Health

Consumer Month?

Make a connection with your local hospitalSuggest use of these “information prescription “ pads!For more information see: http://nnlm.gov/hip/infoRx/To order see: http://informationrx.org/

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