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Health Information for Public Health Professionals

Health Information for Public Health Professionals. Colorado Public Health Department Annual Meeting 10:15 – 11:30 September 27, 2004. Stephanie.weldon@uchsc.edu Denison Memorial Library. Discussion Topics. Finding Full Text WISER Public Health Partners Website

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Health Information for Public Health Professionals

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  1. Health Information for Public Health Professionals Colorado Public Health Department Annual Meeting 10:15 – 11:30 September 27, 2004 Stephanie.weldon@uchsc.edu Denison Memorial Library

  2. Discussion Topics • Finding Full Text • WISER • Public Health Partners Website • Go Local – in conjunction with MedlinePlus • Bioterrorism Resources

  3. Public health librarians ensure you have access to full text health information • A public health library, with at least 25 journal subscriptions, can become a DOCLINE library. www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/docline.html • DOCLINE Libraries network with medical libraries throughout the nation to access full text journal articles. • Some medical libraries share freely with each other. 1191 libraries are currently members of freeshare. www.nnlm.gov/libinfo/docline/freeshare.html

  4. Pool resources to make accessing full text health information a reality. Cease departmental buying of journals Eliminate duplicate subscriptions Colorado has 55 public health entities. All entities contribute to Library. Resources available for 25 journal subscriptions Library and DOCLINE membership established Librarian provides email delivery of full text articles to public health workers across the state.

  5. Which 25 journals should I order? The Public Health Section of the Medical Library Association lists core journals for public health collections (info.med.yale.edu/eph/phlibrary/phjournals/) The Journal Citation Reports (subscription database) notes which public health journals have the highest impact factor. Check with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine about becoming a DOCLINE Library 1-800-338-7657 http://nnlm.gov

  6. WISER – Wireless Information System for Emergency Responderswiser.nlm.nih.gov Mobile support, providing First Responders with critical information in the palm of their hand. Comprehensive decision support: • identification of unknown substances • guidance on actions necessary to save lives

  7. Intuitive, simple, and logical user interface developed in conjunction with first responders • Access to 390 substances from NLM's Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) which contains detailed information on over 4,700 critical hazardous substances • Rapid access to the most important information about a hazardous substance

  8. http: wiser.nlm.nih.gov/tutorial.html http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov

  9. Partners in Public Health

  10. A series of web based conference calls

  11. Back to the Health Promotion And Education List

  12. 19% decrease in teen births

  13. Still on Health Promotion & Education Page

  14. Still on Health Promotion And Education Page

  15. Behaviors at the Crossroads of Health - Johns Hopkins Webcast

  16. Go Local - a Partnership Opportunity for Public Health Departments & Libraries

  17. For peer reviewed information, click on MEDLINE/ PubMed to be taken to preformulated searches in PubMed.

  18. Dirline.nlm.nih.gov

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