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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University in collaboration with the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) released a new edition of the knowledge path about oral health for infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women. Presented in time for Children’s Dental Health Month in February, this electronic guide points to resources that analyze data, describe effective programs, and report on policy and research aimed at improving access to and the quality of oral health care. The knowledge path contains sections with resources for professionals, resources for consumers, and resources on specific aspects of oral health. Topics include child care and Head Start, dental sealants, early childhood caries, fluoride varnish, K-12 education, pregnancy, school-based care, school evaluation mandates, and special health care needs. The knowledge path is available at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_oralhealth.html. Knowledge paths on other topics are available at http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
If you visit the following URL, you can view and sign up for updates regarding recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts. http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html [rb]
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
Montana Go Local is now live! Go Local is a service for finding local resources for health-related issues. Montana Go Local is a project of the Voices of Hope with partners 2-1-1/First Call for Help District XI Human Resources Council, 2-1-1/First Call for Help United Way, Montana State Library, and The Help Center. [da]
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released an updated and improved version of the Surgeon General’s Internet-based family health history tool. This new tool makes it easier for consumers to assemble and share family health history information. It can also help practitioners make better use of health history information so they can provide more informed and personalized care for their patients. For more information please visit the following URL: https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/fhh-web/home.action [scb]
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
The January 2009 issue of NIH News in Health is now available online. Learn how cold weather can affect medical conditions, find out about the most common uses for complimentary and alternative medicine, and read about the results of two clinical trials studying alternative medicine for the treatment of prostate cancer. [da]
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
It’s a new series of classes presented by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region! We’re focusing on the “spotlight” aspect - choosing limited databases on which to focus, and practice time with exercises in each monthly session. The first is “Update on PubMed” - presented by Rebecca Brown on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 for one hour - 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT.
This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. All classes can be accessed by going to https://webmeeting. nih.gov/mcrupdate. The series is targeted for the fourth Wednesday each month. Upcoming dates and topics include: Feb. 25 -MedlinePlus and the Household Products Database., March 25 - Educational Resources for Kids, and April 22 - Drug Resources. We hope to “see” you there!
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
The National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association want to show you how to find the information that will help you achieve good health.
The site introduces the resources of the National Library of Medicine and provides information that helps communities of color in rural settings make good health decisions. Visit http://olos.ala.org/goodhealth/ today! [da]
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
Google also has a new ‘branch’ called Google.org. The site “aspires to use the power of information and technology to address the global challenges of our age: climate change, poverty and emerging disease.” Included in the new site is a section called: Explore flu trends across the U.S. The page includes a flu shot locator by zip code. http://www.google.org/flutrends/ [rb]
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
There is a new video called Why Flu Vaccination Matters posted to the Centers for Disease Control web site. The site provides the code for you to copy & paste the video into your library web site. There is also a direct link to the video, if you don’t want to embed the video into your web site: www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/PersonalFluStories/ [rb]
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
In Other Words…Health and Health Literacy Information Resources From the NLMĀ
By Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L
On Call Magazine, December 4, 2008
The NLM is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. It is the largest medical library in the world and contains numerous databases and electronic resources. A PubMed search, though, can return an overwhelming list of resources. This article highlights ways to narrow searches so users can more quickly find the specific materials they need. http://www.healthliteracy.com/articles.asp and http://www.boston.com/jobs/healthcare/oncall/ [scb]
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