Public Librarians
in the MidContinental Region

Setting up a Consumer Health Library

• Basic Medical Library Management
• Consumer Health Manual
• Managing a Consumer Health Library

Collection Development

• Bibliographies, Books and Journals
• Multi-Lingual Information
• Pamphlets and Brochures

Community Resources

• Public Libraries and Community Partners: Working Together to Provide Health Information

• Bringing Health Information to the Community Searchable Blog of Resources

Promotional Ideas

• National Health Observances
• CAPHIS Promotion Tips
• Information Rx
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Organizations

• CAPHIS  CAPHIS listserv
  Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association

Consumer Health Classes to Teach

• Free Full Text Health Resources
  Resources to Show
• Evidence Based Approach To Complementary & Alternative Medicine

• PubMed - Simple Strategies for Searching
• Consumer Health in PubMed
• PubMed for Public Librarians

Powerpoints To Download and Modify

• Consumer Health Resources
• Drug Resources
• Finding Full Text Online
• Health Resources for Seniors
• High School Health Resources
• Public Health Informatics

Continuing Education

• Consumer Health Information Specialization Program
  Medical Library Association
  • Deciphering Medspeak
  • In Spanish: Deciphering Medspeak
• Healthinfoquest
  Pathfinder for public librarians
• National Training Center Clearinghouse
  National Network of Libraries of Medicine
  • Providing Consumer Health Information in a Public Library
  • Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet
  • PubMed for Public Librarians
  • The Librarian Is In: Facing Modern Consumer Health Issues in the Public Library A consumer health training video