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Health Internet Resources for Youth

Health Internet Resources for Youth. Kay Deeney, MLS, AHIP National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region Los Angeles, CA December 11, 2007. Agenda. Primary health databases on the web Other useful health websites Listservs Evaluating websites. Resources to Cover.

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Health Internet Resources for Youth

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  1. Health Internet Resources for Youth Kay Deeney, MLS, AHIP National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest RegionLos Angeles, CA December 11, 2007

  2. Agenda • Primary health databases on the web • Other useful health websites • Listservs • Evaluating websites

  3. Resources to Cover • PubMed • My NCBI • MedScape • MedlinePlus • Google/GoogleScholar • OJJDP • Listservs

  4. PubMed • Premiere biomedical database • Access to MEDLINE • 1950+ • 4800 Journals covered • Links to full text (some free)

  5. Save searches Email results automatically Tailor displays and location of journals Save collections of citations My Ncbi PubMed My NCBI

  6. Some full text journal articles 125 journals & books Updates Lots of CME News items Ads Medscape resources Physician Optimized MEDLINE Drug Interaction Checker Medscape Drug Reference

  7. MedlinePlus Teen Health Topics • Teen Development • Teen Mental Health • Teen Sexual Health • Teenage Pregnancy • Children and Teenagers

  8. MedlinePlus Web Page Features • Easy to Read • Interactive Health Tutorials • Medical Encyclopedia • Drugs, Supplements, & Herbal Info • Email updates • Children, Mental health, MedlinePlus-new

  9. http://kidshealth.org

  10. Google & Google Scholar • Good for looking for facts & trivia • Finding what you already know • OJJDP • GoogleScholar points to some full text • Not comprehensive • Not always relevant

  11. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) • http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ • JUVJUST listserv • OJJDP News @ a Glance • Funding • Programs

  12. Evaluating Websites • Authority • Accuracy • Bias • Currency • Coverage From MedlinePlus, Evaluating Health Information www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealthinformation.html

  13. Questions? • Thanks!

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