Reliable Health Information

From The National Library of Medicine (NLM)

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http://medlineplus.gov• Reliable

• Up to Date

• No Advertisements or Endorsements

• Easy to Use

• Information on Health Topics and Medicines

• English and Spanish

• Interactive Tutorials, encyclopedia, dictionary, and directories

Source: American Society of Health System Pharmacists

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

Videos and Cool Tools

Anatomy VideosFrom A.D.A.M

Features brief video with transcript below it.

Requires freeApple QuickTime

Download

Surgery Videos !!! What is the most popular surgery video?

Assess your risk for health conditions

Learn more about your health

Example:Health CheckTool

AHRQBuild your Question Listhttp://www.ahrq.gov/legacy/questions/qb/

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutehttp://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp

National Heart Lung and Blood Institutehttp://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi

For kids/teens Fun for adults too!

Learn more about health conditions

Food Detectives Fight Bac – Partnerships for Food Safetyhttp://www.fooddetectives.com/

games

Friend Finder teaches teens about safe online behavior.

games

http://www.onguardonline.gov/media/game-0003-friend-finder

games

American Red Cross – Blood Type Gamehttp://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/donor-zone/games/blood-type

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords.html

MedlinePlus Magazine

A quarterly publication of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine.

Get a free Subscription!• Print and Electronic• English and Spanish

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/

https://twitter.com/medlineplus

http://m.medlineplus.gov

Practice Questions

• What is a HbA1c test? What’s the normal value?

• Rosie would like a handout on Diabetes to take home. Where can she get one?

• Is Zinc proven effective in the treatment of Wilson’s disease?

• Lee is having a CAT Scan and wants to find interactive information on the procedure. Where can you find this information?

Other resources from NLM

• ClinicalTrials.gov

easy access to information on clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions, including posted results

• NIH SeniorHealth • aging-related health information• easily accessible • easy to understand

Other Resources from NLM

• Genetics Home Reference Consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions

• AIDSinfo.gov• The latest federally approved information on

HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines.

ClinicalTrials.gov

• Research studies using human volunteers

• Over 140,000 trials in all 50 states and 161 countries

• Studies are sponsored by the NIH, other federal agencies, and private industry

• Note the Advanced Search features

• Review posted results

NIHSeniorHealthhttp://nihseniorhealth.gov/

• Made for older adults

• Enlarge Type

• Contrast settings

• Peer videos

• Exercise stories

• Toolkit for Trainers

Practice Questions

• Are companies recruiting for African Americans with diabetes in Washington, DC? If so, how many?

• Barbara is 70 years old and is nervous about her Diabetes diagnosis. Point her to some basic information that she can easily navigate online.

Genetics Home Reference http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov

• The only reliable website for consumers seeking genetic information

• Find genetic conditions, genes, chromosomes, glossaries and more

• Print handbooks, family trees, and more

According to Genetics Home Reference, Sickle Cell Anemia occurs in:

a) 1 in every 100 African Americansb) 1 in every 500 African Americansc) 1 in every 5,000 African Americans

Practice Question

AIDSInfohttp://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/

• Confidential Help

• Fact sheets and Health Topics

• Drug information including a audio pronunciation

• Publications

• Homework Help

Practice Question

• Sydney wants to know how to pronounce an AIDS medication, Rilpivirine. Help her by playing the audio for her.

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