UF AHEC PROGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES AND RESOURCES Linda Butson, MLS MPH AHEC Library Services Universit

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UF AHEC PROGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES AND
RESOURCESLinda Butson, MLS MPHAHEC Library
ServicesUniversity of Florida AHEC Program
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FLORIDA AHEC NETWORK LIBRARY SERVICES

• Reference Assistance
• Document Delivery
• Presentations and Training

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Reference Assistance

• Finding Answers to Questions
• Literature searches on your topics
• Identifying Grant Opportunities
• Locating Information for Grants
• Current awareness on an area of interest

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Reference Assistance

• Support service-learning projects
• Community Health Scholars
• Support students on rotation

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Document Delivery

• Articles available at the HSC Library
• Delivered to your desktop
• E-mail sent when item is ready
• Within 2-4 working days of request
• Charged 5.00 per article to the AHEC office

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Interlibrary Loan

• Items are NOT at the HSCL and must be obtained
  from another library
• Delivered to your desktop
• E-mail sent when item is ready
• Delivery times may be longer than 4 days
• Charged 5.00 per article to the AHEC office

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Faculty Affiliates/Preceptors

• Access to all UF electronic resources
• Must register through UF AHEC Program Office or
  college
• Ann Van Doren is processing the applications at
  AHEC

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Loansome DOC

• Loansome DOC for unaffiliated health
  professionals
• Copies of articles scanned and sent
  electronically to an email address
• Will obtain items HSC Libraries
• 10.00 per item

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Training

• Internet Resources for Public Health
• Internet Resources for School Health
• Internet Resources for Consumer Health

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Training 2

• Searching for Evidence Based Medicine
• Using PubMed and its stored search features
• Health Occupations Support
• Other topics considered.

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FLORIDA AHEC NETWORK LIBRARY
RESOURCES

• AHECPortal
• Proposal for Smoking Cessation Library

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www.flahec.org
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AHECPortal Health Information for Health
Professionals

• http//www.flahec.org/portal/
• Conceptualized by the Florida AHEC Networks
  Information and Support Services Committee in
  response to the Florida Department of Health
  Bureau of Chronic Disease Cardiovascular
  Initiative
• Designed to disseminate cardiovascular/ chronic
  disease related information to Floridas health
  practitioners in rural and underserved areas

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COVERAGE

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Nutrition
• Diabetes
• Physical Activity
• Obesity
• Stroke/Hypertension
• Tobacco

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AHECPortal RESOURCES

• Case studies/tutorials
• Free online medical journals, books and
  dictionaries
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Medical news/statistics
• Continuing education resources
• Slides/presentations
• Downloadable patient education materials
• English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole (limited)

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SELECTION CRITERIA

• Criteria for inclusion of resources
• Accuracy
• Expertise/credentials of the authors
• Sites objectivity
• Currency
• Coverage