Finding reliable and accurate health and wellness information can be time consuming and often leads to confusion and frustration for our patrons. The following collection of information and resources are available for librarians to share with their patrons. This section is also a great place for you to share resources with other librarians.
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The State Library of Ohio has additional information for finding Health & Wellness information on the web at Find Help in Tough Times.
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Sizable Health Disparities Evident in Every State Between Women of Different Racial and Ethnic Groups New State-Level Data Show Disparities Vary Widely Across States WASHINGTON, D.C. – A decade after U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher called for the elimination of racial disparities in health, women of color in every state continue to fare worse than white women on a variety of measures of health, health care access and other social determinants of health according to a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report, “Putting Women’s Health Care Disparities on the Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level,” documents the persistence of disparities on 25 indicators between white women and women of color. http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/rehc061009pkg.cfm[ posted on the Kaiser Family Foundation News Release]
Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/06/20090609a.html The Call to Action looks at the ways housing can affect health; its release will initiate a national dialogue about the importance of healthy homes. “The home is the centerpiece of American life,” Galson, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service, said … “We can prevent many diseases and injuries that result from health hazards in the home by following the simple steps outlined in this Call to Action.” [ MRC Information Resource Sharing Listserv]
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs http://aianp.uchsc.edu/index.htm Works to promote the health and well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives through research, training, continuing education, technical assistance, and information dissemination.
Assisted Senior Living http://www.assistedseniorliving.net/ Strives to help seniors and caregivers locate adequate care and senior living facilities. Site includes options to search by state and type of facility and provides resources for gathering more information on this topic.
NCI Releases New Spanish-language Resource For Caregivers NCI has created a culturally adapted translation of the NCI brochure, Caring for the Caregiver: Support for Cancer Caregivers. Cómo cuidarse mientras usted cuida a su ser querido: Apoyo para personas que cuidan a un ser querido con cancer (How to take care of yourself while taking care of a loved one: Support for people who care for a loved one with cancer is now available online at http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/cuidadoresor by calling the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER. [posted in Heartland CIS e-Bulletin November 2008]
QualityTools from AHRQ
QualityTools is a compilation of practical tools for assessing, measuring, promoting, and improving the quality of health care. Its purpose is to give health plans, providers, purchasers, consumers, and policymakers easy access to a variety of resources they can use to improve the delivery of care, inform decisions, and educate people about their health care needs. http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/qualitytools/
Thanks to a review done by librarian Maria Fernandez Estudiabetes.com is a social networking site in Spanish dedicated to people of all ages with diabetes condition, and to the parents of children with diabetes. The main purposes is for them to share their experiences in dealing with the disease, as well as to offer to others, like them, information about diabetes that they have come across. The site also provides breaking news on diabetes.
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