Prescription for Success: Consumer Health on the Web

Course Description

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 websites useful for answering consumer's health questions, especially:

Disease-specific information
Drug information for consumers
Herbal Information
Doctor Finders

Course Materials

Prescription for Success Agenda (rev: Nov 9, 2011)
Prescription for Success Class Exercises (rev: Nov 4, 2011)
Prescription for Success Course Powerpoint Presentation (3 mb, rev: Nov 4, 2011)
Prescription for Success Websites (rev: Nov 4, 2011)

Continuing Education

Upon successful completion of this class, each participant will receive 3 hours of continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association (MLA). This course is on the list of approved courses for the MLA Consumer Health Specialization Program (http://www.mlanet.org/education/chc/index.html).

Instructors

Greater Midwest Region

Samanthi Hewakapuge, Consumer Health Coordinator, Fax Number 1(312)996-2226, Phone Number 1(312)996-7791

Jacqueline Leskovec, Outreach, Planning and Evaluation Coordinator, Email Address leskovec@uic.edu, Fax Number 1(312)996-2226, Phone Number 1(312)996-7634

Midcontinental Region

Dana Abbey, Health Information Literacy Coordinator/Colorado, Health Information Literacy Coordinator/Colorado, Phone Number 1(303)724-2110

Barbara Jones, Network Membership and Missouri Liaison, Email Address jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu, Phone Number 1(573)884-5042

Marty Magee, Nebraska and Education Coordinator, Phone Number 1(402)559-7076

Middle Atlantic Region

Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, Email Address lydia@pitt.edu, Fax Number 412-624-1515, Phone Number 412-624-1411

Pacific Northwest Region

Gail Kouame, Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator, Phone Number 1(206)221-3449

Pacific Southwest Region

Kay Deeney, Educational Services Coordinator, Fax Number 1(310)825-5389, Phone Number 1(310)206-0525

Kelli Ham, Consumer Health and Technology Coordinator, Fax Number 1(310)825-5389, Phone Number 1(310)825-1984

South Central Region

Karen Vargas, Consumer Health Coordinator, Email Address karen.vargas@exch.library.tmc.edu, Phone Number 1(713)799-7198

Southeastern Atlantic Region

Terri Ottosen, Consumer Health Coordinator, Fax Number 1(410)706-0099, Phone Number 1(410)706-2855

Nancy Patterson, Community Outreach Coordinator, Phone Number 1(410)706-2855

Sheila Snow-Croft, Public Health Coordinator, Fax Number 1(410)706-0099, Phone Number 1(410)706-2855

Update Author

Karen Vargas, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM South Central Region

Original Author

Jo-Ann Benedetti MA, MLS, AHIP, Manager of Information and Outreach Services at the Upper Hudson Library System in Albany, NY.

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

nnlm.gov