In case of interest

Apologies for crossposting

Fiona
health care information officer, BL
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 08:21:26 -0500
From: "Brad Dishan (LPH Library)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Web Users Search for Medical Advice Most Often

Hello all,

This little piece was in my morning EDUPAGE email and thought you all
might find it interesting....


WEB USERS SEARCH FOR MEDICAL ADVICE MOST OFTEN
The Web is a vital source of medical information for American
Internet users, although many users harbor privacy concerns over
the storage of medical records on the Internet, according to a
new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The
report surveyed more than 12,000 people, determining that 52
million Americans have gone online to become more informed about
medical problems. Roughly 55 percent of all Web users have gone
online to seek out health-related information, making the
activity more popular than online shopping or searching for
sports scores and stock quotes, according to the report. Some 41
percent of those polled said data found on the Internet helped
inform their medical decisions, such as whether to see a doctor.
Internet users are wary of placing their medical records online
due to privacy concerns, with 63 percent of those surveyed saying
they oppose the storage of medical records on the Web, even if
the information is guarded by passwords.
(Wall Street Journal, 27 November 2000)


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Brad D. Dishan
Medical Librarian
London Psychiatric Hospital
P.O. Box 5532, Station B
London, Ontario  N6A 4H1

ph. 519-455-5110 x2167
fx. 519-455-9986
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 15:00:18 -0500
From: "Richetelle,Alberta" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Mental Health Resource Guide

Mental Health Resources--A Guide for Patients and Families is a new
feature added to the web page of Healthnet: Connecticut Consumer Health
Information Network, a program of the University of Connecticut Health
Center Library. Helpful for both consumers and health professionals, the
Guide encompasses recommended books, organizations, and Internet websites
on a variety of mental health-related topics. The guide was developed by
Judith Kronick, Healthnet Librarian.

It is located on the Healthnet web page at
http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet

Among the topics included are children's mental health, therapy
guidelines, medications, diagnosing mental disorders, organizations and
agencies that provide help, and legal resources.

The Healthnet web page also includes a guide to recommended Internet
resources on a variety of health topics, a resource guide to Navigating
the Health Care System, and the Biomedicine and Health in the News
website.

For more information, questions, or comments contact:

Judith Kronick at [log in to unmask]
or
Alberta L. Richetelle at [log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 15:20:12 -0600
From: MICHELYNN <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: GREAT Tutorial on Health Statistics

See Dan Melnick's  "Health Statistics: Finding and Using Them"
at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/usestats/sld001.htm

This is a well-designed web-based tutorial!

Michelynn McKnight
Health Sciences Library, Norman Regional Hospital
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:51:27 -1200
From: Doreen Lewis <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Article of interest

Please excuse duplicate postings.

In the December issue of College and Libraries Research news there is an
article entitled:Medical Resources Information for the Consumer: helping
you make informed decisions
http://www.ala.org/acrl/resdec00.html

Doreen Lewis
Librarian
Alexandra Hospital
29 Noxon Street
Ingersoll,ON
N5C 3V6
519-485-1732x278
519-485-5486 fax