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What’s New at NLM, NN/LM and Their Partners – May-June 2006

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MedlinePlus Magazine

New NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is a new quarterly guide for patients and their families. It brings the latest and most authoritative medical and healthcare information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as featured online on the MedlinePlus website. Get the latest copy of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine: http://www.fnlm.org/magazine/summer2006.pdf
New meta-search and clustering tool for toxicology and environmental health information resources available from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) (http://www.nlm.nih.gov). ToxSeek (http://toxseek.nlm.nih.gov/) is a meta-search and clustering engine that enables simultaneous searching of many different toxicology and environmental health information resources on the World Wide Web. ToxSeek uses natural language processing and artificial intelligence to retrieve, integrate, rank, and present search results as coherent and dynamic sets. ToxSeek’s “results clustering” feature helps users to more easily identify particular concepts. These clusters are created from what is retrieved in the original query, and can be useful in uncovering a specific concept or focus for more in-depth searching. ToxSeek searches across a wide range of authoritative sources including:
- All TOXNET databases (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov)
- Additional selected resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), including PubMed
- Resources from other NIH institutes, and toxicology/environmental health information from other United States government agencies
- Selected international resources, such as the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Resources from professional societies and scientific organizations.

NN/LM

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region has posted its funding opportunities for this year. There are several new “express” opportunities available, especially for those with little or no outreach experience who would like to start with a small health information outreach project. There is also funding available for community and faith groups, especially those who work with at risk or minority populations, who would like to promote quality health information to their local clientele. A library partner for these awards is always a plus. Also available is funding for training, exhibiting or hosting health information or technology conferences.The following funding opportunities are available now to NN/LM SE/A Network members:

Partners AHRQ logo

AHRQ Director Testimony from Hearing on Information for Health Care Consumers: http://www.ahrq.gov/news/test51006.htm AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., testified at a hearing on May 10 before the House/Senate Joint Economic Committee on “Arming Health Care Consumers with Better Information and Incentives.” Dr. Clancy discussed AHRQ’s and HHS’ initiatives to ensure that Americans can easily obtain understandable information about the quality and price of health care. She focused on consumer information intended to help consumers make market and treatment decisions.
AHRQ Asthma Care Resource Guide Offers Help to States. Of the 66 people from the public library staffs of the Nolichucky Regional Library in Tennessee who started the Consumer Health classes in 2005, 52 have completed all four classes with three more people to do a makeup classes and then the region will be fully trained.Polly Potter, Assistant Director, Nolichucky Regional Library sent this report as encouragement to other public librarians. Her librarians are now receiving their MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization Program certificates. The coordinated scheduling of staff in small branches, staff in their regional office and staff at the NN/LM SE/A contributed to so many people reaching this goal. Perhaps others can use these statistics when illustrating to their systems that they, too, should register for the Public Library classes. Polly.Potter@state.tn.us
As a new service, EFTS will be sending a monthly synopsis of newly joined and/or no longer participating EFTS libraries. This new monthly update will provide a quick and convenient way to view the information and forestall a full quarter of service to those who have withdrawn. https://efts.uchc.edu/ efts/Common/Index.html
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Launches Health Disparities Webinar Series http://sophe.org/singlenews.asp?item_ID=3866. SOPHE will present an explorative and provocative two-part webinar series, “On the Road from Research to Practice: Eliminating Health Disparities” on July 25 and August 29, 2:00 -3:00 PM EDT, that will explore the role of health education research and practice in addressing the complex factor associated with racial and ethnic health disparities.
The Maternal and Child Health Library released a new edition of its knowledge path about Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) services. This latest electronic guide offers a selection of current resources about providing and strengthening EPSDT services. It includes guidelines for the frequency, timing, and content of health promotion and disease prevention services for infants, children, and adolescents.The knowledge path is aimed at health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, and families. View the path online at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_EPSDT.htmlKnowledge paths on other maternal and child health topics are available (See http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html )

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