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Resources for Science Teachers
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Classroom resources for teachers and students at the high school and college level. The classroom resources are from the National Library of Medicine and cover biology, chemistry, genetics, spanish language resources, careers, environmental science and health.
Tox Town en espanol
Tox Town en español identifies Spanish-language information in a subject area – environmental health and toxicology – that currently has few Web resources. To supplement the limited Web resources in Spanish, nearly 100 pages of background information describing environmental health concerns were translated and reviewed by a team of bilingual health information specialists.
¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians class description
This page describes the class including an abstract, objectives, course materials, MLA CE, and who teaches it. This 4-hour hands-on class will cover resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary. You will also learn to evaluate and identify health websites in Spanish to which you can direct your patrons.
Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library
Responding to questions involving topics on mental health is challenging even for the most experienced librarian. In \"Caring for the Mind\", participants will learn how to effectively provide mental health information at their libraries. Participants will learn about the best electronic resources to consult as well as ways to improve their print collections. Best approaches for handling interactions with emotional patrons will also be discussed. Other topics covered include: bibliotherapy; assessment/testing; and the future of mental health. This class will increase participants\' skills for providing mental health information for care providers and the public.
LactMed Basics
This phamplet describes and helps users search LactMed. LactMed is a free online database for breastfeeding mothers with information on the effects of drugs on lactation. Learn about drug levels, possible drugs effects on the infant, and alternative medications.
Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines
This interactive seminar focuses on ways both public and medical librarians can become more involved in patient safety processes and activities - both within their institutions and organizations and in providing patient safety resources for health professionals, for administration and staff, and for patients and families. Topics include understanding the definitions and issues of patient safety; locating where patient safety practices and contacts exist within an institution; identifying appropriate resources; and library advocacy in the area of patient safety. These four hours of lecture, discussion and brainstorming
help librarians in all fields become effective agents for improving
patient safety.
Public Health on the Web
The field of public health encompasses a wide array of disciplines including health education, epidemiology and nursing. Digital literacy and the effective utilization of online information are among the core public health informatics competencies for the 21st century. This hands-on class will highlight web resources tailored to the public health workforce.
Resources for your health Get Connected For Asian American Health
Annotated listing of Websites concerning Asian American health issues.
Evidence based Public Health Nursing (EBPHN) Tutorial
This tutorial is made up of 6 training modules that were developed by librarians and nurses in order to enhance the search skills of public health nurses as they search for evidence based public health nursing information.
Health Literacy: New Fields, New Opportunities
This tutorial outlines the challenges and the roles for the health literacy practitioners.
Introduction to Public Health Resources and Online Resources Evaluation Skills
These are tools for a peer taught class that is lead by a instructor knowledgeable in the areas covered in the class (online public health resources and website evaluation). With over 17,000 online websites (Pew Internet & American Life: Online life Report http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Health_Report.pdf) with health related content the class emphasizes the importance for website evaluation. There is a evaluation of the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce website that acts as a brief overview of the resource.
Learning Objectives:
1) learn how to quickly evaluate online resources (content, currency, audience, purpose, navigation, special features, type of information, evidence based/quality, etc)
2) receive an overview of http://phpartners.org by instructor
3) receive an overview of several online resources that have public health resources.
4) be exposed to presenting to the entire class and express critical thinking in a short amount of time.
Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals
This is a joint project amongst several agencies to provide public health professionals with timely, convenient access to information resources.
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Desseminating the Evidence Base in Public Health Nursing
The website promotes the use of evidence in population-based decisions. This website includes links to evidence-based practice resources, online tutorials develped to enhance the search skills of public health nurses as they search for evidence-based public health nursing, and an online Evidence Based Public Health Nursing Disseration Repository.
Easy-to-Read Health and Wellness Material for Consumers: recognizing it, finding it, writing it, rewriting it
Learn in a hands-on environment--in the large group and break-out groups, to critique, rewrite and create materials that get your health and wellness information across quickly and clearly. We'll review the disconnect between information providers and information seekers, the process of educating adults, the success of "plain language" initiatives and the importance of text, type, graphics, space and layout. In this workshop you will also be provided brochure examples, SMOG and REALM tests, a webliography and links to other training. During the workshop you will edit pieces so that at the conclusion you'll have new awareness, new skills, a new product and access to further resources. Clear health communication is the goal, regardless of medium.
Evidence Based Medicine Information
Tutorial to acquaint one with Evidence Based Medicine.
Nutrition in Pregnancy
A short video to educate patients on nutritional needs during pregnancy.