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Annotation: This document reviews the literature on factors influencing the results of health searches by consumers. Each section highlights research and development recommendations and presents an action agenda that could be implemented by various organizations. Contents include an executive summary, a review of how consumers use the Internet to locate information, how Web sites influence availability of quality health information, search engines as mediators of health information, and recommendations for action. Recommendations areas include leadership for health search improvement, consumer directed tools, research needs, an education agenda, a technology improvement agenda, and expanding the market for quality. A list of participants in stakeholder summits is also included.

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Keywords: Consumers, Health education, Information sources, Internet, Literature reviews, Needs assessment, Research reviews

Annotation: This book is designed to help information managers and practitioners gain an understanding of how an organization may manage its information processes more quickly in order to increase its capacity to learn and adapt. The book takes a introductory look at organizations, information management, and managers and then discusses concepts such as environmental scanning, online databases, and managing information sources.

Keywords: Information networks, Information services, Information sources, Information systems, Management, Organizations

Annotation: This book is designed to help information managers and practitioners gain an understanding of how an organization may manage its information processes more quickly in order to increase its capacity to learn and adapt. The book takes a introductory look at organizations, information management, and managers and then discusses concepts such as environmental scanning, online databases, and managing information sources. References, a subject index, and a name index are also provided.

Keywords: Information networks, Information services, Information sources, Information systems, Management, Organizations

Annotation: This paper provides a brief overview of 13 international surveys that can be used to support work in comparative research on children and youth, and in the development of internationally comparable indicators of well-being. Each overview includes a basic description of the survey; participating countries; the types of measures collected; how to access the data for analysis; how the surveys are funded; and contact information. Surveys are grouped according to their emphasis in health, education, income/employment/demographics, and a separate section for general surveys. It was funded by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Family and Child Research Network.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Data sources, Demography, Developing countries, Education, Employment, Family income, Information sources, International programs, Research, Resources for professionals, Statistics, Surveys, Young adults

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.

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 manual describes how to start a youth Web advisory program -- a project to involve adolescents in the development of Web resources and to educate them on how to access and evaluate health information, especially on the Internet. It includes information on the following topics: creating a project timeline; developing a needs assessment; recruiting, interviewing, and hiring advisors (for grant-funded programs); preparing an orientation schedule and materials; orientation and training; outreach; and post-program acknowledgment. Also provided are six appendices: a health resources scavenger hunt sheet; a general pretest; a work contract for youth advisors; an evaluation form for community agencies/resource centers; a journal of guidelines; and a computer training schedule. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescent health promotion, Adolescents, Health promotion, Information dissemination, Information services, Information sources, World Wide Web, Youth services

Annotation: This book is a compilation of papers and presentations from the 1998 State-of-the-Art Institute on content management. Topics include: acquiring content; licensing knowledge; copyright; managing content; information architecture and metadata; competencies in cataloging in the virtual environment; knowledge mapping; and intranets.

Keywords: Cataloging, Copyright, Databases, Evaluation, Information, Information sources, Knowledge management

Annotation: This compilation of readings discusses knowledge management, knowledge as a competitive asset, the skills and competencies required to put knowledge to work, lessons from the field, putting a value on knowledge assets, ignorance, careers in knowledge management, knowledge and the firm, strategies for implementing knowledge-based systems, the benefits of a knowledge culture, knowledge management tools for knowledge managers, post information age position for special librarians, and intellectual capital and how to leverage it.

Keywords: Information sources, Knowledge management, Special libraries

Annotation: This brochure describes the services and selected accomplishments of the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. The brochure was published in 1997 and an updated insert in 2000. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child health, Clearinghouses, Information sources, Maternal health

Annotation: This annotated bibliography presents a guide to sources of information about vital and health statistics in the United States. The bibliography covers general reference sources, compilations of health statistics, vital statistics, morbidity, health resources, health services utilization, health care costs, population characteristics, newsletters, journals government agencies, associations, foundations, and regional depository libraries. A glossary and index are included.

Keywords: Data sources, Health statistics, Information, Information sources, Public health, Statistics, Vital statistics

Annotation: The case studies selected and presented in this volume address the adoption of the Japanese just-in-time manufacturing strategy to information development and trading on Capitol Hill; funding of graduate medical education as proposed by President Clinton; the development of New York State legislation phasing out the state's hospital rate-setting system with a more market-oriented approach for funding graduate medical education and other public goods such as care for the uninsured; the Congressional debate over reauthorization of the National Institutes of Health, legislative efforts in the 104th U.S. Congress to regulate the use of genetic information; and overtures in the Congress to reform Medicare payments to participating health maintenance organization risk contractors. Each case study was written by a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow.

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Keywords: Case studies, Federal government, Genetics, Government information, Health policy, Information dissemination, Information sources, Medical education, Medicare, National Institutes of Health, New York, Policy development, United States

Annotation: This report presents the results of a review of the use of computers and telecommunications to support consumers in obtaining health information, analyzing their health care needs, and helping them make decisions about their health. The report defines and provides examples of consumer health informatics, explores the demand for this type of information, presents users' and developers' views, and discusses government involvement, and the status of related efforts by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A list of consumer health informatics experts is also included.

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Keywords: Consumer education, Health services, Information sources, Information systems

Annotation: This bibliography contains information on computer software and services, and electronic data sources that may be useful to maternal and child health (MCH) agencies and organizations working on childhood injury prevention. The listing, though not exhaustive, identifies the types of programs and services available. Topics covered are data analysis programs, data import and retrieval programs, emergency medical services software, mapping software, library search programs, and data sources on diskette or CD-ROM. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Bibliographies, Child health, Data, Federal MCH programs, Information sources, Injury prevention, Local MCH programs, Maternal health, Resources for professionals, Software, State MCH programs

Annotation: This report provides technical guidance regarding common immunization concerns for healthcare providers who administer vaccines to children, adolescents, and adults. It updates the 1994 statement by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Topics include timing and spacing of immunobiologics; vaccine administration; storage and handling of immunobiologics; special situations such as antimicrobial agents and vaccines, tuberculosis, severe allergy reactions, the vaccination of premature infants, breastfeeding mothers, and during pregnancy; vaccination records; and reporting adverse events. Additional resources are provided on vaccination programs and vaccine information sources. Abbreviations, term definitions, and tables are used in the final section of this report to illustrate the vaccination recommendations.

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Keywords: Adverse effects, Allergy and immunology, Child health, Guidelines, Health promotion, Immunization, Immunization programs, Infant health promotion, Information sources, Medical records, Preventive medicine, Vaccination effects

Annotation: This special issue of "Library Trends" focuses on how the globalization of the information user community impacts on the development and use of information classification systems and their vocabulary. This is a technical work for library and information professionals. Topics covered include: controlled vocabulary; intellectual access; grounded theory versus faceted classification; marginalized knowledge domains; politics in classification systems; cooperation in the electronic library; and agency and structure in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Keywords: Cataloging, Classification, Databases, Indexes, Information, Information networks, Information services, Information sources, Language, Library services, Online databases, Professional education

Annotation: This website provides resources on using technology to connect and collaborate around HIV/AIDS. Contents include strategy and planning; using mobile technologies; social media and digital strategy, and reaching diverse populations.. The tools include blogs, mashups, mobile, online collaboration tools, photo sharing sites, podcasts, QR codes, RSS feeds, social bookmarking, social network sites, texting, Twitter, video games, video sharing sites, webcasts/web conferences/webinars, and widgets.

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Keywords: Communication, Diffusion of Innovation, Federal programs, Information sources, Internet, Model programs, Technology, Trends

Annotation: This resource provides information on lessons learned, best practices, clearance information, and security requirements related to the use of social media at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Contents include CDC's Social Media Toolkit and Guide to Writing for Social Media, as well as guidelines and best practices for the following tools: Twitter, buttons and badges, Facebook, health e-cards, text messaging, widgets, and YouTube and online videos. Additional reference detailing CDC-specific security information related to social media is included.

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Keywords: Communication, Diffusion of innovation, Federal programs, Guidelines, Information sources, Internet, Model programs, Oral health, Social media, Standards, Technology

Annotation: This website provides information and resources from a national survey dedicated to learning how people find, use, and understand health information. Contents include information on what the survey does and how the data is used; briefs, reports, and materials; public-use datasets; survey instruments; frequently asked questions; publications using the data; user's meeting; and knowledge maps. Topics include types of cancer and cancer communication, perceptions, and knowledge. Additional topics include demographics; food and medical products; health communication; health services; health status; internet use; medical research and medical records; numeracy; nutrition and physical activity; patient-provider communication; risk perceptions; social networks; and tobacco use.

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Keywords: Attitudes, Cancer, Communication, Data collection, Data sources, Databases, Federal initiatives, Health literacy, Information sources, National surveys, Physician patient relations, Research