Libraries and Autism October 26, 2009

http://www.thejointlibrary.org/autism/

This website offers a video and other resources to help library staff learn how better to help library customers who have autism.

healthfinder.gov Tutorial October 18, 2009

http://www.healthfinder.gov/tutorial/default.asp#librarian

Here you can take a tour to learn about all of the extensive information and resources available on healthfinder.gov.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 3, 2009

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/breast/

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?dt=5

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and MedlinePLUS offer these pages with extensive information on breast cancer.

Memphis and Shelby County : Pandemic Influenza Response Plan September 5, 2009

http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/FirstPortal/dotShowDoc/dotContent/Government/CountyServices/HealthServices/AdministrativeServices/MSCHD%20Pan%20Flu%20PUBLIC%20version%204-1-07%20%20web%20site.pdf

The is the text of the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department’s Pandemic Influenza Response Plan.

H1N1/Swine Flu Information for Tennessee Residents September 5, 2009

http://health.state.tn.us/H1N1.htm

The Tennessee Dept. of Health offers this page that provides a link to the Tennessee Department of Health Pandemic Influenza Response Plan and Local Level Response Plans, as well as information and links to sites that provide extensive information on the H1N1 flu.

House Health Care Reform Bill August 25, 2009

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?granuleId=&packageId=BILLS-111hr3200IH

The U. S. Government Printing Office has made available, H. R. 3200, America’s Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009.  This bill was approved by the U. S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Tobacco Atlas Online August 25, 2009

http://www.tobaccoatlas.org/

The World Lung Foundation and the American Cancer Society offers the Tobacco Atlas, which covers such topics as the History of Tobacco,  Prevalence and Comsumption of tobacco, Health Risks and Mortality, Economic Cost of Tobacco, and more.

Disability.gov July 28, 2009

http://www.disability.gov/

The U. S. Dept. of Labor offers this web site to provide easy access to disability-related information and resources.  Information by state is also available.

2009 Sunscreen Guide July 17, 2009

www.ewg.org/whichsunscreensarebest/2009report

It’s very hard to know if a particular sunscreen is good or not.  Luckily, the Environmental Working Group created this guide to sunscreens.  It also covers lip balms, moisturizers and make-up products with SPF.  You can look up a particular product or browse the lists of the best products.

Bing : Searching For Health Information July 10, 2009

http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/archive/2009/07/07/searching-for-health-information.aspx

This is a guide to searching for health information using the Bing search engine, which includes information on what Bing calls the “trusted resources” Bing gives searchers access to.

National Environmental Health Tracking Program July 9, 2009

http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showHome.action

The CDC created this environmental health website to track how the environment affects a person’s health and how people might affect the health of the environment.    Different types of data are used to learn how the environment affects people’s health, including exposure data, environmental hazard data, and health effect data.

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act June 24, 2009

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h1256enr.txt.pdf

The FDA  provided from its web site a link to the text of the historic legislation signed into law by President Obama that will give the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products.

FluTracker June 9, 2009

Thanks to Audrey May (LINC) for suggesting this site:

http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/

Visual representations of the spread of swine flu, created using data from official and local sources.  Includes number of cases per country and differentiates between suspected, confirmed and fatal cases.

Teen Health Links June 9, 2009

Thanks to Kay Due (Administration) for passing this along!

http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2009/05/22/help-teens-get-a-handle-on-their-health/

This is a great collection of links on the topic of teen health from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

Your Disease Risk : Siteman Cancer Center May 11, 2009

http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/

The Siteman Cancer Center of the Washington University School of Medicine ,  provides this interactive site where you can find out your risk for developing the five most important diseases in the United States:  Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, and Stroke.