Public Health & Nursing Administrators: Patient Education
This subject guide lists FREE resources of interest to public health & nursing administrators
State Library Links
PubMed & PubMed Central
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PubMedPubMed, provided by the National Library of Medicine, contains over 37 million citations covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
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PubMed Central This link opens in a new windowPubMed, provided by the National Library of Medicine, contains millions of FREE FULL TEXT citations covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
Patient Education Resources
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HIVinfoHIVinfo is an online resource offering up-to-date HIV/AIDS information to the general consumer, people with HIV/AIDS, people recently diagnosed and those who care for them. The Understanding HIV/AIDS module has easy-to-read factsheets and infographics about a wide range of HIV-related topics, all of which may be copied and distributed. This includes educational materials on HIV prevention, treatment, side effects, pregnancy, screening, testing, and research.
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MedlinePlus: GeneticsGenetics Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes related to those conditions.
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Haz-MapAn occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the adverse effects of workplace exposures to chemical and biological agents.
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Household Products DatabaseThis database links over 10,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients.
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MedlinePlusConsumer health information provided by the National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus includes information on hundreds of health topics, drug and supplement information, a medical encyclopedia, dictionary, directories, genetics information, healthy recipes, and links to other resources.
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Pillbox from the National Library of MedicinePillbox offers rapid identification of unknown solid-dosage medications (tablets/capsules) based on physical characteristics and high-resolution image.
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Tox TownTox Town is an interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic chemicals, environmental health risks, and the public's health. This web site is sponsored by the National Library of Medicine.
University of Iowa's Consumer Health Resource Guide
Use this FREE resource guide to find health topic and prescription drug information for your clinic's patients or library's patrons.