1. An Introduction to Your Regional Medical Library (NN/LM MAR) and NLM Resources Lydia N. Collins, MLIS Consumer Health Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region

2. National Library of Medicine (NLM) Division of the National Institutes of Health World’s largest biomedical library Produces free, authoritative electronic health information resources 130+ health information databases Not a commercial vendor Government tax dollars at work! NNLM MAR

3. Role of a Regional Medical Library (NN/LM Office) Members are any organization in need of or providing health information services

4. What NN/LM MAR Can Do For You!

5. NN/LM MAR Training – Subject Areas

6. NLM Resource Highlight

7. MedlinePlus: Health Information You Can Trust http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ What you’ll find… Over 900 Health & Wellness Topics Up-to-date Health Information Simple Language Easy-to-use Multiple Languages Videos, Tutorials, & Illustrations and more…

8. MedlinePlus: Flu http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/flu.html

9. MedlinePlus Information for Trainers http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/training/trainers.html

10. Information Rx Help people: better understand health information enhance conversations between healthcare providers and patients encourage the use of evidence-based health information on the Internet Refer people to MedlinePlus Order special prescription pads and other materials http://informationrx.org/

11. MedlinePlus Magazine A quarterly publication of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine. Get a free subscription! Organizations can order in bulk Spanish available also http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/index.html http://www.fnlm.org/Program_MLP/MLP_intro.html

12. MedlinePlus Connect http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/connect/overview.html “MedlinePlus Connect is a free service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)”. “ M+C is the application that links EHRs to the reliable patient education content in medlineplus.gov”

13. MedlinePlus Connect Problem, medication, or lab code-based request MedlinePlus Connect (EHR) Consumer health information targeted response Clinical system Patient portal EHR/Health IT System

14. NIHSeniorHealth MainPage http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

15. NIHSeniorHealth: Trainers Toolkit http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html

16. Drug Information Resources http://nnlm.gov/training/resources/drugstri.pdf

17. What is ClinicalTrials.gov? Website for patients, family members, health care providers, researchers and the public to access human studies on diseases and conditions. Search interventional and observational studies. Established in 1997, the first version was released in 2000 with 5,635 studies. Today has over 170,246 studies with results for 13,279. Provides links to other NLM databases.

18. NLM K-12 Resources http://guides.nnlm.gov/mar_educators

19. NLM exhibition program “The Exhibition Program creates lively and informative exhibitions and educational resources that enhance awareness of and appreciation for the collections of the National Library of Medicine. Explore. Discover. Enjoy”. Topics include Medicine & the Arts Science & Society Patients & Practitioners The Technology of Medicine Suitable for grades K-12+ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/index.html

20. NLM Educational & Printed Materials http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/materials.html If you are an NN/LM network member in the Middle Atlantic Region (DE, NJ, NY, or PA), you may order educational and printed materials online.

21. NN/LM MAR: Health Outreach

22. Encouraging Partnerships Academic Institutions Community Based Organizations K-12 Schools Health Care Providers Public Health Departments Faith Based Organizations

23. Lydia N. Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region http://nnlm.gov/mar/ lydia@pitt.edu Locate Your Regional Medical Library (NN/LM Office) http://nnlm.gov/ Developed by NN/LM staff. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00003-C with the University of Pittsburgh-Health Sciences Library System. Contact Your Local NN/LM Office