NEWS

Jun 22, 2010
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Health Hotlines is now available as an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Health Hotlines is also compatible with the iPad.
Apr 22, 2010

State Librarian Jan Walsh announced her Spring 2010 selections, highlighting books by Washington authors with a culinary theme. 

 

Mar 21, 2010

MedlinePlus has a new page on evaluating health information you find on the Internet, TV, and in magazines, newspapers and other media outlets.  You can sign up for weekly updates, too!

 

Jan 18, 2010

New version of MedlinePlus especially for mobile devices:

m.medlineplus.gov

Jan 3, 2010
Each week the National Library of Medicine consumer resource sends out updates to the MedlinePlus consumer health portal.  It's easy to sign up!
Nov 20, 2009
Presentations and podcasts from the 5-part series presented Food Co-op Outreach & Education Manager Brwyn Griffin are now available!

Serving Up Online Resources

Workshop flyer [PDF, 128kb]

WORKSHOP 1: Health and healthy eating information on the Web

PORTALS

MedlinePlus

Healthfinder.gov

Internet Public Library

 

DATABASES

Healthwise Knowedgebase

Library databases (Health Reference Center)

PubMed (Workshop 2)

 

WEB SITES

.gov

MyPyramid

»Dietary reference intakes

Fruits & veggies matter

 

.org

The Food Co-op

Center for Science in the Public Interest

 

.edu

Healthy Eating Research

Center for Weight and Health (UC Berkeley)

 

Download slides from Workshop 1 [PDF, 1.5 mb]

 

WORKSHOP 2: PubMed

Search PubMed

 

Help Guides

PubMed

MyNCBI

 

Getting articles:

Interlibrary loan: Port Townsend Library and Jefferson County Library

For health professionals: HEAL-WA