Transcript Women's Health Forum

Women’s Health Forum
June 8, 2007
Information and Resources
for Serving Diverse Communities
from the
WELD LIBRARY DISTRICT
What is good health?
 Health isn’t just the absence of disease.
 “Health is a state of well-being and
capacity to function in the face of changing
circumstances.”
 Wellness factors: physical, emotional,
social, intellectual, occupational, spiritual.
 Remember to ask yourself this question in
a stressful situation: “Is this worth one of
my T-Cells?” (burning T-cells contributes to heart disease)
Random Health “Info-bits”:
 Heart disease is the leading cause of death
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among “all” groups except Asian/Pacific
Islanders who suffer more from cancer;
Cervical cancer highest among Latinas;
African-Americans have the highest
mortality rate from cervical cancer;
White youth have the highest smoking
rate;
Tobacco use accounts for 1 in every 5
deaths.
Where can you find reliable
health information fast?
 At the Weld Library District branch and
member libraries!
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Books, periodicals, audio and video
materials—see our vendor booth
Our website: www.mylibrary.us
 Online
databases
 Helpful, librarian-recommended links
You’ll find links to databases and websites from these
subheadings:
What is an online database?
 An online index to selected periodicals,
journals, reference materials;
 The “new” version of the Reader’s Guide
to Periodic Literature;
 More attention to validity of information
than you get with a “google” or
“wikipedia” search
Which databases does WLD
subscribe to? How do I find them?
 Follow the steps on the next screens to see:
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Ebsco’s Consumer Health Complete
MedicLatina
Medline (OCLC)
Reference USA’s Physician and Dentist
Directory
Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real
Answers
and more!
OR
If you want
to use the
databases
remotely
(from
home,
work, or
school),
have your
library card
number
handy and
enter it
when
prompted.
How do we make a difference in the
health of our local communities?
 Promote healthy behaviors;
 Promote prevention;
 Bridge the digital divide;
 Inform our communities about the
wealth of information available from
the National Library of Medicine;
 Use the NLM family of databases in
our daily work.
Select Online Resources from the
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
 Medline Plus
 NIH Senior Health
 Clinical Trials
 Tox Town
 Tox Mystery
 Household Products Database
 TOXMAP
 Special Population Web Pages
MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov)
 Medline Plus indexes the web for sources/info.
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listed and weeds out the “junk” unlike Google and
other search engines.
1st NLM resource to target consumers
October 1998 – 22 health topics
September 2006 – 700+ health topics
Interactive health tutorials – 165+
Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information
Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
Medical Dictionary
News articles from the past 30 days
Directories
Surgical Videos
Spanish Version
Senior Health Resources:
www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov
Site offers clear explanations of many
health issues affecting senior
populations;
 Reader friendly site:
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Allows modification of contrast (white on
black or black on white) on screen
Allows increase or decrease of print size
“Speech option” on pages so user can hear
the information read aloud.
Clinical Trials Information
http://clinicaltrials.gov
 Provides current information about clinical
research studies;
 FDA Modernization Act of 1997;
 Contains trials sponsored by NIH, other
Federal agencies, and the pharmaceutical
industry;
 Released February 29, 2000
Specialized Information Services
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov
 Very useful section of the nlm!
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Environmental Health & Toxicology
Chemical Information
HIV/AIDS
Outreach Activities & Resources
Directory of Health Organizations
Environmental Health & Toxicology
 This portion of NLM is best known for a
suite of databases called TOXNET
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http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
Includes:
 Hazardous Substances Database
 ToxTown—very good resource for science teachers—
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov
 ToxMystery – http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov –
developed for kids ages 7-11; includes parent and
teacher resources
 Household Products Database –
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gove
 Toxmap – 2-3 years old, based on EPA database
Health information and resources for
Special Populations
 Visit http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html
to access links for special populations:
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American Indian Health
Arctic Health
Asian American
Working on site for Latinos