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Monthly Archives: February 2010
ENJOY Your Weekend!
#559 黃山殘珠 Originally uploaded by John&Fish May you have a delicious weekend filled with everything you enjoy! posted with permission
Withholding Information from Patients — When Less Is More
During a recent discussion on oral communication, posted on the Health Literacy listserv this article was referenced. It is interesting reading…even on a Friday afternoon. N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 4;362(5):380-1. Withholding information from patients — when … Continue reading
New & Improved MedlinePlus E-mail Update Service
The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce that MedlinePlus now offers a new e-mail subscription service to make it easier for you to stay up to date on the health topics that matter most to you. With this … Continue reading
NIH Audio Reports
…as posted on the BHIC Blog NIH Audio Reports http://www.nih.gov/news/radio/radio.htm are short-form, news stories posted roughly twice a week. Each report is based on a current press release and typically contains soundbites from NIH experts. They are one to four … Continue reading
Hesperian Haiti Health Information Wiki
This post appeared on the BHIC blog – for those working with the Haitian population. Hesperian Haiti Health Information Wiki Hesperian has assembled a Haiti Health Information wiki http://creole.hesperian.net/ on which, along with free downloads of emergency health materials in … Continue reading
Posted in Haiti
Tagged Creole, French, Haiti, Health Information, Hesperian, Spanish
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Internet Use in the United States: 2009
Internet Use in the United States: 2009 beSpacific – http://www.bespacific.com By Sabrina I. Pacifici – bespacific@earthlink.net February 17, 2010 Internet Use in the United States: 2009 http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/computer/2009.html Internet Use in the United States: 2009 — Tables with national- and state-level … Continue reading
How to Properly Dispose of Medication
This was posted on the BHIC blog. This is very helpful information. http://www.highlighthealth.com/eco-friendly/how-to-properly-dispose-of-medication/ Highlight Health To minimize environmental contamination resulting from disposal of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, most medications should not be flushed down the toilet or poured down the … Continue reading
Posted in Medications
Tagged contamination, disposal, drugs, environment, medication, over-the-counter drugs, prescriptions
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Finding Credible Health Information
I am still playing “catch up” after being out of the office 10+ weeks. This was posted on the BHIC blog in November. It is a great review of the many sources of current information on finding CREDIBLE health information … Continue reading
Joint COABE/ProLiteracy Conference, March 15-19, 2010 in Chicago, IL
The following post appeared on the Diversity and Health Literacy listservs – posted by Kaye Beall. Hi all, The Joint COABE/ProLiteracy Conference, hosted by the Illinois Adult and Continuing Education Association (IACEA), takes place in Chicago, IL, from March 15 … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day!!
#554 冠羽雙葱 Originally uploaded by John&Fish posted with permission
