Effective Health Information and Services from Your Library: MedlinePlus

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Effective Health Information and Services from
Your Library MedlinePlus Michigan Go Local

• Linda A Draper, MSLS
• Project Director
• 2009 Loleta Fyan Rural Libraries Conference
• Small Libraries, BIG Service!
• Traverse City MI
• May 1, 2009

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Credits

• Ellen Marks
• Principal Investigator 2004 2009
• Annette Healy
• MGL Project Director 2004 2007
• Sandra Martin
• MGL Project Leader, WSU Shiffman Medical
  Library Interim Director
• Laura Acker, Robby Craig, Chris Allen
• Munson Librarians MGL Selectors
• Jill Turner Suzanne Van Pelt
• WSU Librarians MGL Selectors/Reviewers
• Plusmany WSU staff and students, librarians,
  public health professionals and health
  information consumers have contributed to the
  project

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Learning Outcomes

• How to access a FREE database of trusted
  consumer health information MedlinePlus
• How to access a FREE online directory of
  Michigan health services Michigan Go Local
• How your public library can promote quality
  consumer health information
• FREE Your Tax at work!

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What is MedlinePlus?

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• Product of National Library of Medicine
• Database of consumer health information
• Over 750 health topics
• Over 18,000 links to authoritative, full-text
  health information
• No advertising
• Current, accurate, science-based
• Links to Michigan Go Local

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What content in MedlinePlus?

• Conditions, diseases and staying well topics
• Interactive tutorials
• Drug Info
• Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Directories
• Latest Research PubMed Clinical Trials
• News MedlinePlus Magazine
• Go Local find services in your community

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What is Go Local ?

• National Library of Medicine (NLM) initiative
  connect consumers to local health services
• Continuum from health information in MedlinePlus
• Goal develop dynamic directories of health
  service organizations
• Indexed with controlled vocabulary
• Developed at state/local level

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32 Projects 27 States DC
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Sample Health Topic Financial Assistance

• MedlinePlus CH Info
• News
• Interactive tutorials
• Drugs
• Treatment info
• Literature search
• (PubMed)

• Go Local CH Services
• Alcohol Treatment
• Community Clinics (Free Clinics)
• Drug Abuse Treatment
• Food Programs
• Prescription Programs

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What is Michigan Go Local?

• Online directory of health services in Michigan
• Database of 12,000 records
• Searchable by zip code, city, county
• Credentials verified by medical librarians
• Indexed w/ 300 health terms, 175 service types
• Regularly updated (audited)
• Suggestions can be submitted via Contact Us
• Links to MedlinePlus

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Public Libraries Health Info

• Answer/guide patron health information questions
  with confidence
• Help students find reliable re
• Locate medical libraries or other resources for
  advanced medical information questions
• Locate materials funds for community health
  information projects

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Example Go Local Outreach

• Royal Oak Health Portal
• Funding from NLM
• Royal Oak Public Library
• Beaumont Hospital Library Clinicians
• Wayne State University Assessment Go Local
• Model for public library - health science library
  partnerships?
• http//ropl.org/health

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Q A

• How can your library use these resources?
• Do you have potentials local partners?
• Can you use funding for health information
  projects?
• Can you suggest local resources to add to
  Michigan Go Local?

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Are You Readyto Go Local? Live Demo ?
MedlinePlus Michigan Go Local
Contact Linda Draper WSU Shiffman Medical
Library migolocal_at_wayne.edu 313-577-1094