1. Introduction to MedlinePlus Jamie Dwyer University of Illinois at Chicago Visiting Assistant Information Services Librarian

2. Objectives Discuss Health Education & Health Information Introduce & Explore MedlinePlus

3. Health Education Awareness of health topics Understanding of medical conditions Limited time with (or access to) health professionals

4. Evaluating Information What makes you trust a website? MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hea lthywebsurfing.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hea lthywebsurfing.html Assess: Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose

5. Health Information Resources Top 5 most popular health websites: http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/health-websites

6. What is MedlinePlus? Free, trusted, quality health information for over 900 topics From the National Library of Medicine (National Institute of Health) Links to a variety of resources Videos, quizzes, and interactive tutorials No advertising!

7. Who should use MedlinePlus? Patients Family & friends Consumers 5 th -8 th grade reading level (“Easy to Read” and “Interactive Tutorials”) Many items in Spanish & other languages

8. When to use MedlinePlus? Look up a medical term or condition Explore a health topic Get drug information Find trustworthy organizations

9. Why use MedlinePlus? Free, trusted health information following quality guidelines Continuous review/updates Links to over 35,000 additional authoritative resources

10. Where to use MedlinePlus? Website is available 24/7 Access on a computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone at public libraries & community centers with internet access Mobile version: http://m.medlineplus.gov/http://m.medlineplus.gov/ Regular version: http://www.medlineplus.gov/http://www.medlineplus.gov/

11. How to use MedlinePlus? Browse by health topic Search for health information

12. Homepage

13. Search box: enter terms to search all MedlinePlus content View by category or browse alphabetically. Over 900 topics! Browse alphabetically for prescription & over-the-counter medicines as well as herbs & supplements Videos, interactive tutorials, quizzes, calculators, and games Homepage

14. Medical Dictionary Look up definitions of medical terms.

15. Popular Searches Click word to view related information, or “See more” for the top 100 search terms Search Cloud. The bigger the word, the more times it has been searched.

16. Featured Site Health topic of interest

17. About Your Health Health topics of interest to specific populations General Seniors Men Women Children

18. NIHSeniorHealth & Clinical Trials Link to NIHSeniorHealth.gov Information for older adults Link to ClinicalTrials.gov Information on drug & treatment studies

19. Directories Find libraries, health professionals, services & facilities.

20. Organizations Alphabetical by name Alphabetical by topic

21. Medical Encyclopedia Articles & images

22. Health News & Stay Connected New health information Sign up for email updates on health topics

23. Magazine Read issues of NIH MedlinePlus: The Magazine

24. Easy to Read 5 th -8 th grade reading level

25. Multiple Languages Trusted resources in various languages Browse by language or topic

26. Sample Search

27. Sample Search Results

28. All results Health Topics Videos and Tutorials Medical Encyclopedia External Health Links

29. Sample Search Filter Options Filter results by Type or Keyword

30. Health Topic Sample Summary Medical Encyclopedia Related Topics

31. Health Topic Sample Basics Learn More Multimedia Research Reference Shelf For You Overviews Latest News Directories etc. Languages

32. Thank you! Jamie Dwyer Librarian jamied@uic.edu http://library.uic.edu