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Annotation: This book, designed to be used by practicing pediatricians, offers information on the role of the environment in the illnesses of childhood and adolescence. The book is organized into five sections. Section 1 offers background information including developmental toxicity, breastfeeding, how to take an environmental history, and how to do a home inventory of environmental hazards. Sections 2 and 3 focus on chemical and physical hazards and on specific environments such as child care settings, preconceptual and prenatal exposures, schools, waste sites, and workplaces. Section 4 addresses a variety of environmental situations including arts and crafts, asthma, cancer, chemical-biological terrorism, environmental disparities, multiple chemical sensitivities, antibiotics in animal agriculture, and environmental threats in developing countries. Section 5 provides information on communicating about environmental hazards. Boxes, figures, and tables present statistical and other information throughout the book. Also included are six appendices, including the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP's) policy statements and technical reports, resources for environmental health, curricula for environmental education in schools, chairs of the AAP committee on environmental health, AAP patient education materials, and more. The book concludes with an index.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (630) 626-6000 Secondary Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Web Site: https://www.aap.org Order from the website for a charge. Document Number: ISBN 978-1-61002-218-7.

• 4th Edition
• 3rd Edition

Keywords: Adolescent health, Asthma, Chemicals, Child health, Environment, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Environmental influences, Environmental pollution, Hazards, Pediatricians, Reference materials

Annotation: This website provides links to all sections of the Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference, January 2011. The reference contains detailed clinically based information to support patient-centered health care in clinic and community settings. In addition, it provides guidelines, protocols, definitions, and actions to help health professionals and local health departments provide population-based services.

Contact: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of the Secretary, 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40621, Telephone: (800) 372-2973 Secondary Telephone: (800) 627-4702 Web Site: http://chfs.ky.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Clinics, Communities, Health care, Kentucky, Public health, Reference materials, State programs

Annotation: This book discusses health science reference and information sources in various formats. The book is organized into three sections which cover the organization and management of the reference collection, bibliographic sources, and information sources. Topics covered are bibliographic sources for monographs and periodicals; indexing, abstracting, and digital database resources; U.S. government documents and technical reports; and conferences, reviews and translations. Information is also given for the following sources: terminology, handbooks, manuals, drug information, consumer health, medical and health statistics, directories and biographical sources, history, and grants. Specific sources are cited, and evaluated. The sources covered are in print, electronic, audiovisual, and multimedia formats. Appendices include a health sciences reference collections survey, frequently occurring health statistics terms, and a vital and health statistic series. An index is provided.

Contact: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 50 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, Telephone: (866) 672-6657 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.neal-schuman.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN (13) 978-1-55570-636-4; ISBN (10) 1-55570-636-3.

Keywords: Health sciences libraries, Information sources, Libraries, Library services, Reference materials, Reference services

Annotation: This English-Spanish glossary includes commonly used words and expressions, medical terms, and technical government terms. It is intended to promote uniformity in language use and to avoid misinterpretations in Spanish-language materials used by the Oregon Public Health Division.

Contact: Oregon Department of Human Services, Public Health Division, 800 North East Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232, Telephone: (971) 673-1222 Secondary Telephone: (971) 673-0372 Fax: (971) 673-1299 Web Site: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Dictionaries, Reference materials, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This toolkit comprises reference guides for health professionals and health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Contents for professionals include a desk reference card, anticipatory guidance pocket card, posters, and a background paper on key concepts in pediatric environmental health. A toolkit training program for health professionals is also available. Prescription slips and magnets with tips on prevention for families are provided in English and Spanish.

Contact: Physicians for Social Responsibility, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1012, Washington, DC 20009, Telephone: (202) 667-4260 Fax: (202) 667-4201 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.psr.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Anticipatory guidance, Child health, Educational materials, Environmental exposure, Health education, Infant health, Injury prevention, Reference materials, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This section of the North Dakota Oral Health Program Web site contains resources on fluoride varnish. Resources for health professionals include a fluoride varnish reference guide, risk-assessment tool, Medicaid reimbursement guidelines, the North Dakota legal authorities to apply fluoride varnish, a sample consent form and standing medical order, and a list of supplies. A research brief on the evidence base for fluoride varnish and a brochure and fact sheet for parents and other caregivers of young children are also included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Oral Health Program, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 310, Bismarck, ND 58505-0250, Telephone: (800) 472-2286 Secondary Telephone: (701) 328-2356 Fax: (701) 328-1412 Web Site: https://www.hhs.nd.gov/health/oral-health-program Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children, Fluorides, Forms, Guidelines, Medicaid, Oral health, Parental consent, Parents, Reference materials, Reimbursement, Resources for professionals, State legislation, State programs

Annotation: This glossary of common research and evaluation terms serves as a quick reference guide for facing the challenges of program accountability. Additional resources and references are also provided.

Contact: Child Trends , 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Evaluation, Reference materials, Research methodology

Annotation: This guide, which is designed for those interested in financing care for children and youth with special health care needs at the state level -- particularly through the Medicaid program -- provides definitions of terms, abbreviations, and acronyms that are relevant to Medicaid. The guide begins with an overview of some of the basic structural features of Medicaid and follows with a glossary. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Catalyst Center, the National Center for Health Insurance and Financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Boston University School of Public Health, Center for Advancing Health Policy and Practice, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02218-2526, Telephone: (617) 638-1930 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://ciswh.org/project/the-catalyst-center/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Children with special health care needs, Dictionaries, Federal programs, Language, Medicaid, Reference materials

Annotation: This thesaurus is a basic indexing vocabulary for Federal regulations which are published in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations. The indexing terms are intended to express and organize the often technical regulatory concepts in research terms familiar to the lay person. It has two sections; an alphabetical list of all indexing terms and a grouping of terms under broad categories.

Contact: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20408, Telephone: (202) 523-5227 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.archives.gov/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Federal government, Reference materials, Regulations, Thesauri

Annotation: This book addresses the principles of remote library services and the techniques of creating and maintaining a library Web site. It is designed to show readers how to create functional and appealing Web pages, develop and incorporate interactive features, and integrate multimedia elements and databases. It is divided into the following chapters: (1) building and maintaining better library Web sites, (2) learning and mastering HTML basics, (3) moving beyond HTML, (4) designing Web graphics, (5) exploring inventive Web formats and multimedia, (6) investigating advanced Web technologies, and (7) planning for the future of building better library Web sites. Five appendices contain resources, a description of Web file formats, a glossary, a Dreamweaver tutorial, and an index. The book includes figures to enhance the text and also contains a CD-ROM.

Contact: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 50 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, Telephone: (866) 672-6657 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.neal-schuman.com $59.95, plus shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 1-55570-466-2.

Keywords: CD-ROMs, Design, Interactive media, Libraries, Reference materials, World Wide Web

Annotation: This book is designed for librarians and their patrons and is divided into four chapters. Chapter one includes descriptions of 20 important bibliographic sources that make up a ready reference shelf on the history of the health sciences for the frontline public services librarian. Chapters two and three include descriptions of 150 primary sources and 120 secondary sources in the history of the health sciences. Chapter 4 includes Web links to sites related to the history of the health sciences. A 3-1/2 inch diskette is also included.

Contact: Medical Library Association, 225 East Wacker Place, Suite 650, Chicago, IL 60606, Telephone: (312) 419-9094 Fax: (312) 419-8950 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.mlanet.org/ $27.00, includes shipping and handling.

Keywords: Health sciences libraries, History, Library services, Medicine, Reference materials, Resources for professionals

Annotation: This resource handbook is designed for librarians and others who help the general public locate consumer health information. It covers standard resources for answering health-related questions, discusses the art of the health-reference interview, and touches on such related matters as the legal implications of providing health information to consumers. The handbook provides librarians with resources in consumer health in three parts. Part one discusses consumer health essentials such as decoding medical terminology, understanding health concerns of a variety of diseases, and exploring complementary and alternative medicine. The second part provides recommended resources in both electronic and print formats, and includes a section focused on children's health. Part three gives specific tips for librarians on providing consumer healthcare information including the creation of services, evaluating resources, creating publications, and building successful consumer health Web sites. This handbook also contains a CD-ROM which includes a Web-ready HTML list of recommended health Web sites and a template of the Hathaway Medical Center Library Consumer Health Web Site for use in Web design.

Contact: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 50 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, Telephone: (866) 672-6657 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.neal-schuman.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-5570-418-2.

Keywords: Alternative medicine, Audiovisual materials, CD-ROMs, Child health, Consumer education materials, Diseases, Information services, Information sources, Library services, Medical terminology, Reference materials, Resource materials, World Wide Web

Annotation: This encyclopedia is designed to answer women's questions about their bodies and health. It strives to be comprehensive in providing information for all aspects of women's health from birth through old age. Over 1, 000 entries cover such areas as reproduction, childbirth, contraception, and conditions that affect women more than men. Historical, political, and medical histories are given on selected topics such as abortion, breastfeeding and the self-help movement. The book contains very few illustrations.

Contact: Hunter House, P.O. Box 2914, Alameda, CA 94501, Telephone: (510) 865-5282 Secondary Telephone: (800) 266-5592 Fax: (510) 865-4295 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.hunterhouse.com/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-89793-089-4.

Keywords: Encyclopedias, Reference materials, Women', s health

Annotation: This revised edition provides a reference for copyright and permission licensing. Topics include an overview of copyright law, registration, renewals, reversion of rights, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Sonny Bono Term Extension Act, amendments concerning exemptions for the blind, and the Copyright Office report on digital distance education. Contents also include a chart listing international treaties on copyright, sample letters and contracts, resource listings, and a glossary.

Contact: Association of American Publishers, 50 F Street, N.W. Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 347-3375 Fax: (202) 347-3690 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.publishers.org $15.00. Document Number: ISBN 0-933636-37-7.

Keywords: Copyright, Guidelines, Reference materials

Annotation: This book is primarily focused on libraries that provide services to physicians and other professional patient caregivers. The two introductory chapters describe the current state of health care libraries and provide an overview of the health care environment. Chapters 3-9 provide guidance on the overall management of the library. Chapters 10-14 cover basic operational and technical aspects of providing library services, including information services and resources, collection development, access to resources, and document delivery. Chapters 15 and 16 focus on audiovisual services and health information for patients and consumers. The book also contains many figures and an index.

Contact: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 50 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, Telephone: (866) 672-6657 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.neal-schuman.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-5570-397-6.

Keywords: Administration, Health sciences libraries, Information services, Libraries, Management, Reference materials, Resources for professionals

Contact: Routledge, 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, Telephone: (212) 216-7800 Secondary Telephone: (800) 634-7064 Fax: (212) 563-2269 Web Site: http://www.routledge-ny.com/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-57958-273-7.

Keywords: Information dissemination, Information services, Information systems, Reference materials, Thesauri

Annotation: This hierarchical listing of the medical terminology used to index, catalog, and search the National Library of Medicine's database and collection shows the relationships between and among the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms. It is published on a yearly basis.

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 Contact Phone: (703) 487-4650 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov $56.00 plus shipping and handling. Document Number: PB2002-964901 (2002 ed.), PB2001-964901 (2001 ed.).

Keywords: Medical terminology, Reference materials, Thesauri

Annotation: This rotated term index is a computer-generated display of all terms, i.e., descriptors and cross references, in the alphabetic listing of the National Library of Medicines' Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as well as all check tag and geographic descriptors in the Annotated Alphabetic MeSH. The Permuted MeSH takes each significant word that appears in each MeSH term and then lists all the MeSH terms in which that word appears. It is published on a yearly basis.

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 Contact Phone: (800) 553-6847 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov $40.95 plus shipping and handling. Document Number: PB2003-964801 (2003 ed.), PB2002-965101 (2002 ed.).

Keywords: Medical terminology, Reference materials, Thesauri

Annotation: This book provides information and guidance on developing and managing information resources and services for nurses in a variety of settings, including clinical units and centers, laboratories and learning resource centers, and nursing libraries in hospitals, colleges, and universities. It provides resources to answer frequent and recurring queries from nurses and nursing school librarians and provides an overview of issues and practical advice relating to the development, management, and provision of information services. Chapters include information on administration; information and educational services; collection development and evaluation; cataloging and processing; special collections; preservation; learning resource centers, computer laboratories, and clinical simulation laboratories; and a review of the programs and services of the National Library of Medicine. An index concludes the book.

Contact: NLN Press, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776, Telephone: (800) 832-0034 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.jbpub.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-88737-729-7.

Keywords: Health sciences libraries, Information services, Laboratories, Libraries, Library collection development, Nurses, Nursing education, Reference materials, Resource centers, Resources for professionals

Annotation: This compendium offers detailed, comprehensive statistical data describing the status of American adolescents. For the purposes of this source, in most instances, the term adolescent describes individuals between 12 and 21 years of age. The primary topics addressed are: demographics; health; parent-adolescent relations; education; economic conditions; quality of life; leisure and recreation; deviance; and sex, childbearing, and marriage. Important sources of data include: the 1990 U.S. Census; the Foundation for Child Development's National Survey of Children, a longitudinal study that was initiated in 1976; the 1985 National Family Violence Survey; the National Survey of Families and Households; the 1988 National Health Interview Survey; and the 1990 Survey of Parents and Children. Each section is preceded by a brief overview that summarizes the data sets that are presented in the section's statistical tables. The book includes references.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescents, Health statistics, Reference materials, Statistics