New Reference Books in Gale Virtual Reference Library

The Virtual Library reference collection has just received these great resources to the Gale Virtual Reference Library: Animals Atlas of the World’s Strangest Animals (Science) DK Eyewitness Books: Endangered Animals (General Reference) Mammals of the Northern Hemisphere (Science) Mammals of the Southern Hemisphere(Science) Rourke’s World of Science Encyclopedia: Animal Life (Science) College College Financing Information [...]

Workplace Exercises

The Pulse and Gale’s Health and Wellness Resource Center provides several tips on how to get exercise in the workplace. Take a look at Workplace exercises can help mind and body for tips you can use.

Librarians Plan Ahead: January Weight

Here are January health program ideas to incorporate into your library’s overall programming strategy – brought to you by The Pulse, part of the Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center.  Keep looking for us on the first of each month to find resources for three months out. Still working on fall and winter? Check out October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, November: [...]

Librarians, Plan Ahead for November: American Diabetes Month

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and here are a few ideas for incorporating health programs into your overall library programming strategy brought to you by The Pulse, part of the Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center. According to the latest available information (2011) from The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), diabetes affects 8.3% of [...]

Plan Ahead: October is National Breast Cancer Month

Provide by The Pulse – Health and Wellness Resource Center Here is the October installment of ideas for incorporating health programming into your overall library programming strategy. Still working on summer programming? See September: National Cholesterol Awareness Month. According to the latest available information (2007) from The United States Cancer Statistics (USCS), a woman’s overall lifetime risk [...]

Librarians Plan Ahead for August: National Immunization Awareness Month

Here is the seventh installment of ideas for incorporating health programming into your overall library programming strategy. Keep looking  for these posts on the first of each month to find programming ideas for three months out. Still working on spring and programming? See  June: National Home Safety Month, and July: National UV Safety Month. Immunizations are one of the [...]

Resources for Women’s Health

Thinking of doing a health fair?  Here are some free resources from Health and Wellness Resource Center: Women have unique health needs, but the good news is that there is plenty of great information out there to aid us in our quest to live healthy lives. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office [...]

Be Vigilant of Potential Safety Hazards

From The Pulse – Health and Wellness Resource Center “Safety is No Accident,” and the APHA is reaching out to communities across the nation with tips for safety-related events they can host for residents. Such events could include a child safety seat installation demonstration or a brown bag lunch to focus on workplace safety. For [...]

March: National Nutrition Month® and St. Patrick’s Day

Here are ideas from The Pulse – Health and Wellness Resource Center by Julie Evanchek  for incorporating health programming into your overall library programming strategy. March is National Nutrition Month®, and the American Dietetic Association’s 2011 theme is “Eat Right with Color.” Adding color – especially green – to your library will be easy with these [...]

Discontinued Database – Teen Health

One of the last databases to be cut has been removed- Teen Health.  I have removed from the website and Homework Help but if you should see a link for it somewhere, refresh your page and if it is still there then let me know the url of the page where you found it.

New Websites for Health

Florence has provided on the Las Vegas Library’s del.icio.us account  these two new websites: Healthy People 2020 http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx America’s Health Rankings http://www.americashealthrankings.org/ Also added them to the Hot Topic General Health under Health Statistics.

New Information Centers from Gale

eBrary is providing free “Information Centers” which contain eBooks, vetted websites, fact sheets and promotional materials such as posters with a searchable interface so you can search across all the content within the information center. You can also create your own free account. Creating your account gives you the ability to: Make bookmarks and page [...]

Top Websites

Check out the new additions to Top Websites on the Library’s del.icio.us page. They include bookmarks for: Health Art Explorers Architecture Leonardo da Vinci

Credo Reference

Recently updated is the Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions, from Elsevier Health Sciences found in Credo Reference. This title is “so much more than just a dictionary…the completely revised, bestselling, trusted Mosby’s Dictionary is the all-in-one reference you need to help you make sense of the complex world of health care, from [...]

Trial Database – Teen Health & Wellness

Rosen Publishing’s award-winning, critically acclaimed database, Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers. To start exploring Teen Health & Wellness, just go to http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com and enter the user name and password below. Please note that passwords are case-sensitive.  Database purchased. The trial begins on 01/14/08 and ends on 02/29/08. Please leave your comments about [...]