Health Resources of Note

American Libraries recently listed the following resources related to health literacy:

• Medical Library Association
• MedlinePlus
• Wellness Informaton Zone
• WebJunction
• Healthy People Library Project

Medicare Publications

Visit http://www.medicare.gov and find a varity of resources including search tools at the bottom of the homepage for finding a medicare publications, comparing hospitals, comparing Medicare prescription drug plans, finding a doctor, and more.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also released the first ranking of the nation’s poor-performing nursing homes: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=2672&intNumPerPage=10&checkDate=&checkKey=&srchType=1&numDays=3500.

NIH Senior Toolkit

Want to help older adults search for health information online? Check-out the NIH Tool Kit for Trainers: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html.

If you are working with adults and older adults you will want to bookmark the NIH Senior Health website featuring health information for older adults: http://nihseniorhealth.gov.

'Transformig Life After 50' in California Libraries

California library leaders are looking closely at 'Transforming Life After 50: Public Libraries and Baby Boomers' and using the Lifelong Libraries Initiative model of Libraries for the Future. Learn more at: http://www.lff.org/lifelong/what_new.php.