Jennifer DeBerg
Jennifer DeBerg
Contact:
jennifer-deberg@uiowa.edu
319 335 8554
User Services Librarian
Liaison to: Nursing, Orthopedics, Communication Sciences, Music Therapy, Rehabilitation Therapies
319 335 8554
User Services Librarian
Liaison to: Nursing, Orthopedics, Communication Sciences, Music Therapy, Rehabilitation Therapies
Understanding Medical Terminology
- Dictionary of Cancer TermsAn alphabetical guide to more than 6,000 cancer terms. Published by the National Cancer Institute.
- Understanding Medical TermsAn online tutorial for health consumers from the National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Additional Consumer Health Resources
- Consumer Health Subject Guide Find many more resources for patients on this guide.
Patient Information
- FamilyDoctor This website is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians. FamilyDoctor has information on numerous health topics as well as health tools and videos.
- healthfinder.gov U.S. government sponsored fact sheets on healthcare and diseases. Includes online checkups, health observances, health news and more.
- MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine Consumer health information provided by the National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus includes information on over 750 health topics, drug and supplement information, a medical encyclopedia, dictionary, directories, and links to other resources.
Understanding the Research Process
- A Consumer's Guided to Taking Charge of Health InformationTen important questions to help you evaluate health information..and the reasons you should ask them.... as you read medical research reports. Developed by the Harvard School of Public Health.
- Evaluating Medical Research FindingsQuestions to ask as you evaluate a medical research article... and help in determining the validity of websites you use to gather medical information.
- Understanding Medical ResearchThis website contains a wealth of introductory information about medical research. Selected for health consumers by the National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health.
- Understanding Risk: What Do Those Headlines Really Mean?Guidelines from the National Institute on Aging.