NN/LM Distance Learning: Prescription for Success: Consumer Health on the Web
This hands-on introduction to consumer health information will cover the information-seeking behaviors of consumers, the basics of MedlinePlus.gov, DIRLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov and other reliable web pages such as those from professional medical associations and advocacy groups. It will cover sites devoted to pharmaceutical information for consumers, drug-interaction databases and herbal information.
Objectives
Identify selected website useful for answering consumer's health questions, especially:
- Disease-specific information
- Drug information for consumers
- Herbal Information
- Doctor Finders
Class Materials
Health Literacy
Health and Information Literacy
AMA Health Literacy VideoToolkits and Resources
Medical Library Association - Health Information Literacy
NN/LM, SE/A Region - Health Literacy ToolkitOnline Tutorials
Medlineplus.gov
Information Seeking Behavior of Consumers
FamilyDoctor.org
Health Associations and LabTests
Drug and SupplementsNLM Resources
Clinical Trials and NIH Senior Health
Genetics Home Referance, Tox Town, and Household Products DatabaseCancer Web Resources
National Institute of Cancer American Cancy Society Oncolink
This course is certified for 4 Medical Library Association CE contact hours that can be applied to the Medical Library Association's Consumer Health Information Specialist program.
If you are interested in taking this class, please email Mandy Meloy .
Please note that class size is limited, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. If the class is full, you will be placed on a waiting list for first access to the next upcoming class when it is announced on the SEA Currents blog.
