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NLM’s Online Playground: K-12 Health & Science Information Resources for Teachers & Students CAROLYN MARTIN, MLS, AHIP CONSUMER HEALTH COORDINATOR NATIONAL NETWORK OF LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION MARTINC4@UW.EDU

Overview Environmental Medicine/Health Introduction Health Genomics/Genetics Interdisciplinary Career Information

Who We Are • National Institutes of Health • Nation’s research agency NIH NIH • National Library of Medicine NLM • World’s largest biomedical library NLM NNLM • National Network of Libraries of Medicine • Program of the NLM comprised of 8 Regional Libraries NNLM (RMLs) and 6 offices NNLM PNR • Pacific Northwest Region (NNLM PNR) What’s the difference? • Is one of the 8 RMLs PNR • Serves Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

NNLM + NNLM PNR The mission of NNLM is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public health by:  Providing all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information  Improving the public's access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health NNLM https://nnlm.gov/

NLM K-12 Science and Health Education Resources NLM K-12 Resources https://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/k12.html

Medicine/Health

MedlinePlus  Links to reliable, authoritative health websites  Health Topics on children/teens  Easy-to-read articles  Medical dictionary  Medical encyclopedia  Links to local services  English, Spanish and other languages  No Advertisements! MedlinePlus https://medlineplus.gov/

MedlinePlus Health Topics

Body Systems

MedlinePlus Health Topic Page example- Zika

MedlinePlus

Asthma in Children

MedlinePlus Drugs, Herbs, Supplements

NLM Drug information NLM DRUG INFORMATION RESOURCES DRUG INFORMATION PORTAL

NIH Supplements Information NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY OFFICE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH

Videos and Tools

PubMed Health  Clinical effectiveness research answers the question “What works?” in medical and health care  Provides information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions  Specializes in reviews of clinical effectiveness research  Easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports  How to read health news PubMed Health

PubMed PubMed

PubMed Central PubMed Central

National Library of Medicine (NLM) NLM home page

NIH- National Institutes of Health NIH home page

NIH for Kids and Teens

NIH Science Education

NIH Education Resources

Healthy Web Surfing Guide to Healthy Web Surfing

Evaluating Health Information TUTORIAL HEALTH TOPIC PAGE

Environmental Health

MedlinePlus Environmental Health

Environmental Health & Toxicology  Wide range of environmental and toxicology topics  Health effects  Information for:  variety of professionals  the public  teachers and students  Tutorials and guides provided Environmental Health & Toxicology

Environmental Health & Toxicology

Environmental Health Student Portal

ToxTown

Educational Games Education games from NLM

ChemIDplus ChemIDplus

Genomics/Genetics

Precision Medicine Initiative PMI announcement

Genomic Health/Science Literacy  Lack biology basics  Biomedical professions  Lack mathematical concepts  Medical treatment  Low health literacy  Understand basics of health conditions

GeneEd GeneEd home page

National Human Genome Research Institute National Human Genome Research Institute education page

Genetics Home Reference  Health conditions  Genes  Chromosomes and DNA  Resources  Genetic handbook Genetics Home Reference

NLM Traveling Exhibits NLM’s Harry Potter’s World

NCBI Bookshelf Genes and Diseases  Organized by the parts of the body that genetic disorders affect  Over 80 genetic disorder summaries  Images and interesting facts  PDF downloads of chapters  Links to related research Genes and Diseases from NCBI Bookshelf literature and pertinent websites

Base Chase

Literacy/Education Resources

Interdisciplinary Resources

NLM Exhibition Program NLM Exhibition Program

Focus on Health Issues

multidisciplinary NLM Exhibits

Comics / Graphic Novels

NNLM Resource Picks March 2017 session recording Recording of March 2017 NNLM Resource Picks

NLM History of Medicine Division NLM History of Medicine Division

Careers

Health Career resources

NLM Traveling Exhibits

Peer Tutor Project ¡VIVA! Peer Tutor Project

PNR Rendezvous August, 2016 session recording PNR Rendezvous K-12 session

NLM K-12 Twitter & Newsletter

NNLM PNR  Help your students/ parents/school staff be informed about health  Provide health resources and increase health awareness to parents and the wider community  Connect with the community through collaboration and information  Look to NNLM PNR for great resources, classes, webinars, funding and other opportunities NNLM PNR https://nnlm.gov/pnr

Thank You! Carolyn Martin, MLS, AHIP Consumer Health Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region (NNLM PNR) martinc4@uw.edu