Download or read book Consumer Health Information for Women written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women s Health Concerns Sourcebook written by Angela Williams and published by Omnigraphic, Incorporated. This book was released on 2020 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumer health information about conditions and disorders that affect women, along with facts about recommended health screenings and tips on avoiding risk factors to maintain wellness. « hide
Download or read book Consumer Health Information Services and Programs written by M. Sandra Wood and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumer Health Information Programs and Services: Best Practices presents examples of successful and long-standing library programs and services that provide health information to consumers—the general public, patients, and families or patients – who seek information about health and diseases. This best practices volume brings together library programs and services currently offered in hospital libraries, public libraries, academic health sciences libraries, and standalone consumer health libraries, covering a range of topics and special programs. Advice and best practices provided by these experienced CHI librarians will help readers who are planning a new consumer health information service, or who are looking to upgrade and expand their current program or service. This best practices book will highlight successful library consumer health information programs and services, offering advice and tips about all aspects of providing health information to the general public and patients, from planning and establishing a CHI program, to offering specialized services to special populations. Readers will find both solid, tried-and-true methods for providing these services, as well as guidance on using newer, updated techniques to reach persons needing health information.
Download or read book Women s Health Concerns Sourcebook written by Kevin Hayes (Editor of health information) and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides primary health information on breast and gynecological conditions, menopause, sexuality and dysfunction, birth control, infertility, pregnancy, mental health, and chronic disorders, along with information on wellness and risk factors. Includes a glossary of terms and directory of resources for additional help and information.
Download or read book Consumer Health Informatics written by Deborah Lewis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the Pew Foundation’s "Internet in American Life Study," over 60 million Americans per year use the Internet to search for health information. All those concerned with healthcare and how to obtain personally relevant medical information form a large additional target group Many Medical Informatics programs–both in the United States and abroad–include a course in Consumer Health Informatics as part of their curriculum. This book, designed for use in a classroom, will be the first textbook dedicated solely to the specific concerns of consumer health informatics Consumer Health Informatics is an interactive text; filled with case studies and discussion questions With international authorship and edited by five leaders in the field, Consumer Health Informatics has tapped some of the best resources in informatics today
Download or read book The Consumer Health Information Source Book written by Alan M. Rees and published by New York : R. R. Bowker Company. This book was released on 1981 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book assembles, describes, and evaluates the principal sources of health information for the layperson." Contains bibliography of books and pamphlets of current literature, as well as directory information to audiovisual producers/distributors and resource organizations. Author, title, subject indexes.
Download or read book Developing Consumer Health Information Services written by Alan M. Rees and published by New York : R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 1982 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The emergence of the library as a focal point for dissemination of health information is the basis of a manual for librarians and information providers. The changing social environment that supports medical consumerism and the need for health information are discussed. The role of the library in meeting this need and the legality of providing health information to the lay person are addressed. Seven library-based consumer health education programs operating in a variety of institutional settings in the U.S. and Canada are described. A number of program functions are analyzed in depth. An overview of health information networking activities, a list of services, and publications of major federal health information clearinghouses are given. A discussion of the application of mass media and modern technology to health promotion illustrates the considerable accomplishments in this emerging new area of library and community service. (emc).
Download or read book Consumer Health Information Source Book written by Alan Rees and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh edition of this comprehensive and authoritative guide provides more than 2,000 popular, publicly available health-information resources available in both print and electronic formats. Resources include those that the author judges to be the best materials published since the last edition of this book.
Download or read book Consumer Health Information for Public Librarians written by Lynda Baker and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on all aspects of providing consumers with health information in public libraries. It covers information needs and seeking behaviors, community analysis, collection development, advertising, outreach programs, training staff, and evaluation techniques.
Download or read book Women s Health Concerns Sourcebook written by Amy L. Sutton and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Consumer Health Information about the Medical and Mental Concerns of Women, Including Maintaining Health and Wellness, Gynecological Concerns, Breast Health, Sexuality and Reproductive Issues, Menopause, Cancer in Women, Leading Causes of Death and Disability among Women, Physical Concerns of Special Significance to Women, and Women's Mental and Emotional Health Along with a Glossary of Related Terms and Directories of Resources for Additional Help and Information.
Download or read book Women s Health Concerns Sourcebook written by Sandra J. Judd and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides updated information about the latest women's health care topics, from gynecological concerns, sexuality and reproductive issues to cancer and menopause.
Download or read book Web Health Information Resource Guide written by Eugene A. DeFelice and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a guide/means at your fingertips to quickly and easily search the Internet/Web and find the best of current health information. You can take charge, control and responsibility for your own health, wellness and healthcare and make informed decisions with your physician or healthcare provider. In this way you can improve your own health, help avoid serious medical/surgical errors, and live a healthier, happier, longer and more enjoyable life. Information is provided on:health overview on a number of relevant topics, essentials of the Web/Internet, a variety of Web health search tools, the author's list of 70 key selected useful search tools and Web sites, and over 300 helath and wellness resources and their correspodning Web sites. Useful suggestions for optimizing searching the Web for health, wellness, and healthcare information are made available. Time Magazine states that 100 million Americans now consult the Internet/Web for health information and 70% find the infomraiton useful. This book greatly facilitates your obtaining and using such Web health, wellness and healthcare information.
Download or read book Meeting Health Information Needs Outside Of Healthcare written by Catherine Arnott Smith and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting Health Information Needs Outside of Healthcare addresses the challenges and ethical dilemmas concerning the delivery of health information to the general public in a variety of non-clinical settings, both in-person and via information technology, in settings from public and academic libraries to online communities and traditional and social media channels. Professionals working in a range of fields, including librarianship, computer science and health information technology, journalism, and health communication can be involved in providing consumer health information, or health information targeting laypeople. This volume clearly examines the properties of health information that make it particularly challenging information to provide in diverse settings. Addresses professional challenges and ethical problems of communicating health information to lay people in non-clinical settings Focuses on health information as a challenge for different professionals providing health information in different settings Emphasizes the shared challenges of information practice across different settings as well as those facing professionals in different roles
Download or read book Women and Cancer written by Kevin Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides basic consumer health information about gynecologic cancers and other cancers of special concern to women and facts about cancer risk factors, screening and prevention, and women's issues in cancer treatment and survivorship. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
Download or read book Women s Health Concerns Sourcebook written by Kevin Hayes (Editor of health information) and published by Omnigraphics. This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides consumer health information about conditions and disorders that affect women, along with facts about recommended health screenings and tips on avoiding risk factors to maintain wellness. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
Download or read book Consumer Health USA written by Alan Rees and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1995 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet consumer demand for information on health care and related topics with the first authoritative reference work of current and credible health care information every library can afford--and none will want to ignore. This work features 151 full-text articles from the National Cancer Institute, the Food and Drug Administration, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, and other agencies.
Download or read book The Medical Library Association Consumer Health Reference Service Handbook written by Donald A. Barclay and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide for librarian to help patrons find answers to health questions.
