- Teen Health Statistics Resources, NNLM MAR
- 10 Troublesome Teen Health Trends, Consumer Reports Health
- Guide to Healthy Web Surfing, MedlinePlus
- Videos and Cool Tools, MedlinePlus (great for quiz night)
- Teen Health, Medline Plus LibGuide
- girlshealth.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- TeensHealth, Nemours (information that is age appropriate)
- Adolescent and School Health, CDC
- PlannedParenthood (including body image, mental health)
- Go Ask Alice, Columbia University
- Sexuality Information and Educaton Council of the United States and Talk About Sex
- BodiMojo (teen health management platform)
- abovetheinfluence.com, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
- Teen Health, Palo Alto Medical Foundation (including life skills, body art, teens & media, trauma)
- SAVE Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- Office of Adolescent Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Started in 2009, the Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA) Adult Programming Forum is a way for staff across County libraries to share information on programming and services for adults of all ages. Meetings are scheduled quarterly. Started in 2003, the Older Adult Forum was convened in order for library staff to share program ideas and resources for the older adult population. In 2011 the forums merged.www.aclalibraries.org
Thursday, April 18, 2013
From A(norexia) to Z(its): Providing Health Information to Teens
Special thanks to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - Middle Atlantic Region for their workshop today on From A(norexia) to Z(its): Providing Health Information to Teens. Here are a few resource highlights:
Caring for Your Mind: Resources and Tools for Your Mental Health
Special thanks to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - Middle Atlantic Region for their workshop today on Caring for Your Mind: Resources and Tools for Your Mental Health. Here are a few resource highlights:
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Collections Development
UCONN HealthNet Mental Health Guide
ReachOut Reads (teens)
- American Psychological Association & The Road to Resilience
- This Emotional Life, PBS
- The Social Life of Health Information, Pew Internet
- MedlinePlus, NLM NIH
- start with the health topics
- use the medical encyclopedia for basic information
- find providers and hospitals/facilities in directories
- find support groups in organization section
- learn more about drug information
- learn about supplements
- National Institute of Mental Health (including booklet and patient handouts by request, online videos, Spanish information)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM; information for patients and clinicians)
- Drug Information Portal, NLM NIH
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
- PubMed Health, NLM NIH (including clinical effectiveness research)
- PubMed, NCBI NLM NIH (including several tutorials, clinical queries, filtering of nurses journals)
- Beers Criteria for Potentially InappropriateMedication Use in Older Adults (2012), American Geriatrics Society
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration (SAMSA; including treatment locator, 24/7 treatment referrel line; suicide prevention line; disaster distress helpline)
- Directory of Health Organizations, NLM NIH
- Health Hotlines, NLM NIH
- NLM Mobile Resources
[Read more about this class.]
[Read more about Beyond an Apple a Day including disclaimer statements]
Collections Development
UCONN HealthNet Mental Health Guide
ReachOut Reads (teens)
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