InfoFair 99 Web Resources for Health Topics

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InfoFair 99Web Resources for Health Topics

• Deborah E. Hile
• Clinical Librarian
• April 16, 1999

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General Misconceptions

• 61 fear cancer the most.
• (National Council on Aging Survey, 1997).
• 40 did not know HIV could be transmitted with
  breastfeeding.
• (The Hopkins HIV Report, Jan. 1999).

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Responding to Bad Information

• Centers for Disease Control Prevention
• Procter Gamble
• (200-500 monthly e-mails)

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Web-based Resources

• Guides
• Organizations
• News
• Current reliable web sites

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Internet Guides

• Health Finder
• NOAH
• MEDLINEplus

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Health Finder
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NOAH
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Organizations Agencies

• American Medical Association
• Utah Medical Association
• World Health Organization
• Centers for Disease Control Prevention

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Utah Medical Association (UMA)
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Health News

• CNN Interactive - Health
• JAMA Patient Page
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
• MedScape

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JAMA Patient Page
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Leading Diseases/Conditions

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cancer
• HIV/AIDS
• Nutrition Weight Management
• Identified sites offer wealth of both clinical
  and consumer information!

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Cardiovascular Disease

• Headline
• Be Cool and Lower Your Cholesterol
  (Prevention Magazine, March 1999).
• Fact
• Heart Disease is the 1 killer of American
  Women. (AHA, 1996-97).

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Cardiovascular Disease

• American Heart Association
• Heart Stroke A-Z Guide

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American Heart Association
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Heart Stroke A-Z Guide
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Cancer

• Headline
• Folic Acid Keeps Cancer at Bay (Health
  Magazine, Jan/Feb 1999).
• Facts
• 1 out of 8 women will develop breast cancer.
  (ACS, 1994.)
• more than 140,000 new cases of prostate cancer
  are diagnosed in the United States each year.
  (ACS).

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Cancer

• OncoLink
• Mayo Clinic Oasis Tamoxifen

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OncoLink (financial issues)
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OncoLink (adult cancer menu)
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Mayo Clinic Oasis Tamoxifen
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HIV/AIDS

• Headline
• The Restless Tide The HIV Pandemic
• (The Hopkins HIV Report, Jan. 1999).
• Fact
• Number of Days of Care for Patients with HIV
  Diagnosis 2,147,000 (1995)
• (Health, United States 1996-97).

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HIV/AIDS

• Aids Treatment Data Network
• HIV InSite

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AIDS Treatment Data Network
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AIDS Treatment Data Network
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HIV InSite
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HIV InSite
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Nutrition Weight Management

• Headline
• Keep Your Good Looks with a Diet Makeover
  (Prevention, March 1999).
• Fact
• Eating disorders are 10x more common in Women.
  (Natl. Inst. of Mental Health Eating Disorders,
  1993).

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Nutrition Weight Management

• Nutrition Navigator
• Fast Food Facts

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Nutrition Navigator
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Nutrition Navigator
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Fast Food Facts
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Fast Food Facts
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Thank you for your time.

• Deborah E. Hile
• dhile_at_lib.med.utah.edu
• 581-4685