An Ounce of Prevention: Children

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An Ounce of Prevention Childrens Health
Information on the Internet

• Michelle Eberle, Consumer Health Coordinator
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine
• New England Region
• Tel. [phone] ? Email michelle.eberle_at_umassme
  d.edu

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Resources for

• Health conditions
• Drugs and herbal supplements
• Medical terminology
• Directories of care providers
• Local and national support organization
• Genetics
• Latest news

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Recommended Health Information Resources
http//medlineplus.gov
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Where Savvy Searchers Start
medlineplus.gov
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MedlinePlus.gov

• Over 700 health topics
• Diseases, wellness, special groups, etc.
• Interactive Health Tutorials
• Medical Encyclopedia
• 4,000 entries with images

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MedlinePlus.gov

• Health News
• Updated daily
• Last 30 days by date or topic
• Merriam Websters Medical Dictionary
• Includes a spell check feature
• Drug information
• MedMaster

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Why MedlinePlus?

• A user-friendly health information resource for
  the public
• Updated regularly
• Quality filtered
• Credible sources

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Navigating from the Home Page

• On the Home Page, the main sections are shown
  on the left hand side.

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Navigating Inside MedlinePlus

• The navigation bar shows across the top each
  page inside MedlinePlus with the same topics
  as the Home Page

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Health Topics

• Topics listed alphabetically
• Sorted in broad groups
• Body location systems with navigational icons
• Conditions, Diagnosis, Health and Wellness
• Demographic Groups, e.g., Child and Teen Health

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RecommendedHealth Topics links

• Alphabetical listing of easy-to-read materials
• 6th grade reading level

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Toggle to Spanish from any page!
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For kids and teens

• The bottom of health topic pages,
• features information
• For kids
• For teens
• For women
• For men

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Why MedlinePlus?

• Nemours Foundation
• CDC
• EPA
• National Center on Birth Defects and Disabilities
• National Institute of Child Health and Human
  Development
• AAFP
• Mayo Foundation
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau
• FDA
• DHHS

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Childrens Health topics on MedlinePlus.gov

• Child abuse
• Growth disorders
• ADHD
• Tonsils and adenoids
• Teen development
• Teen health
• Adoption
• Aspergers syndrome
• Autism
• Infant and newborn care
• Toilet training
• Bronchiolitis
• Cancer in children
• Circumcision
• Chickenpox
• Childcare

• Child mental health
• Child nutrition
• Child safety
• Diabetes
• Ear infections
• Exercise for children
• Growth disorders
• Head lice
• Hearing problems
• Learning disorders
• Lead poisoning
• Multiple births
• Obesity
• Rubella
• Measles
• SIDS
• Teen development
• Whooping Cough

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Different parts of the image are clickable,
and show green highlighting when the user moves
their mouse over the area
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Menu on the right changes to related topics
in this case, The Bones
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Health Check Tools For Parents / Educators

• Body Mass Index Calculator for children and teens
• Childhood Immunization Schedule
• Kids Asthma Check
• Colds Are Kids More Vulnerable?
• Quiz Ear Infections
• Portion Distortion Test
• Quiz Spider Bites and Insect Stings
• My Family Health Portrait

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Health Check Tools

• For Kids
• Body and Mind Stress-O-Meter CDC
• Sarahs Quest National Institute of Drug Abuse

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RecommendedHealth Topics links

• 10-minute tutorials with pictures and sound on
  diseases, tests procedures, and wellness issues

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New Interactive Tutorials

• New Titles
• Avian Flu
• Pneumonia
• Back Exercises
• Newborn Screening
• Retinal Tear and Detachment

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• Uses Based on Evidence

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Medical Encyclopedia

• A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia
• Includes 4,000 entries on diseases, tests,
  symptoms, injuries and surgeries, and an
  extensive library of photographs and
  illustrations

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Encyclopedia Example Heart Disease
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Medical Dictionary

• Medical Dictionary
• Spell check feature
• Enter first few letters, followed by an
  asterisk()

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Current Health News

• News from Reuters and HealthDay
• Searchable by date or topic
• Email Announcements very useful!

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Sign up for news from the link - Daily, weekly
and specialty topics available
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Directories Page

• Doctors and Dentists
• Hospitals and Clinics
• Specialists
• Other Healthcare Facilities Services
• Libraries

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• MedlinePlus Magazine
• Quarterly
• Also available as a .pdf file

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Other Resources Available through MedlinePlus
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Always New Content

• New Health Topics
• New surgery videos
• 64 new videos in past year now more than 115
  altogether

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• Questions?

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Moving on

• Other National Library of Medicine Consumer
  Health Resources for parents and early childhood
  educators

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Recommended Health Information Resources
http//toxtown.nlm.nih.gov
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Recommended Health Information Resources
Household Products Database http//hpd.nlm.nih.gov

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Recommended Health Information Resources
http//ghr.nlm.nih.gov
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ToxTown http//toxtown.nlm.nih.gov

• Everyday locations where you might find toxic
  chemicals

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ToxTown http//toxtown.nlm.nih.gov

• Target audience is students above
  elementary-school level, educators, and the
  general public
• Non-technical descriptions of chemicals
• Links to selected, authoritative chemical
  information on the Internet
• How the environment can impact human health
• Internet resources on environmental health topics

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Richard Scarrys Great Big Air Book
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Go to Town and learn about School!
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Lesson Plans
http//toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov
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Household Products Databasehttp//hpd.nlm.nih.gov

• 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from
  Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Find out
• Chemical ingredients in specific brands
• Which products contain specific chemical
  ingredients
• Manufacturer information
• Acute and chronic effects of chemical ingredients

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Household Products DatabaseProducts Page
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Genetics Home Referencehttp//ghr.nlm.nih.gov
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SampleGenes and How They Work
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Recommended Health Information Resources
http//ghr.nlm.nih.gov
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Recommended Health Information Resources
NLMs Exhibitions and Digital Projects --
http//www.nlm.nih.gov/onlineexhibitions.html
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Recommended Online Exhibits

• Changing the Face of Medicine
• Celebrating Americas Women Physicians
• www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine
• Grade Levels 1-12

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Profiles in Sciencewww.profiles.nlm.nih.gov

• Features the collections of prominent biomedical
  scientists of the 20th century
• Offers digital access to primary source materials
  such as laboratory notes, correspondence,
  newspaper clippings, photographs, oral histories,
  and unpublished manuscripts.
• Grade Levels 9-12

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Other NLM Resources

• Turning the Pages Online
• http//archive.nlm.nih.gov/proj/ttp.php
• Grade Levels 3-12

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NN/LM Consumer Health Online Manual

• Hot off the press!
• Consumer Health for Kids and Teens

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There is a wealth of quality health information
available on the Internet but
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The ABCs of Evaluation

• Use Resources Where the
• Author is Known and Reputable
• Accurate Information is Provided
• Bias Objectivity is Shown
• Content is Up to Date
• Coverage is Thorough

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MedlinePlus.gov Evaluation Resources

• Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthywebsurfi
  ng.html
• Understanding Medical Research
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/understandingme
  dicalresearch.html
• Evaluating Health Information
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealt
  hinformation.html

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• Free training on NLM resources
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