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• ALt-Health Watch Index, abstracts, and full text covering complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Includes or has links to full text.
• AACN (American Association of Critical Care Nurses) provides the highest quality resources to maximize nurses' contribution to caring and improving the healthcare of critically ill patients and their families
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) An agency of the Department of Health and Human Services this site provides information about disease, health conditions and other related topics.
• CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health)  indexes the literature of nursing and allied health from 1982 to the present. Articles from more than 1000 journals are covered, as well as books, pamphlets, dissertations, audiovisuals, software, etc.  (Links directly to OhioLINK)
• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Includes the full text of comprehensive, regularly updated systematic reviews which document the effects of healthcare.
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine NCLEX practice questions, medical search engines, PDR for herbs and supplements
• EBSCO Databases Menu of databases provided through EBSCO Publishing. Includes or has links to full text.
• E-Journal Finder (Links to full text journals online- On -Campus access ONLY. For Off-Campus access go to library homepage)
• Health and Wellness Resource Center (Includes or has links to full text. Mixture of scholarly and consumer oriented resources.)
• MEDLINE-current years (1999-present) contains the most current years of the National Library of Medicine's online database of references to journal articles in the health sciences. (Links directly to OhioLINK)
• MEDLINE - complete database (1966-present) (Links directly to OhioLINK)
• Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source Includes evidence-based practice documents from the Joanna Briggs Institute
• PUBMED NLM's free version of MEDLINE. It contains links to the full-text versions of articles at participating publishers' websites and access to PREMEDLINE basic

APA (American Psychological Association) Manuals Online

• American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Updated to 5th edition) Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
• APA Documentation Brought to you by The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Citation Help for APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian styles
• For the most current information on citing electronic resources, refer to the APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources found in the library reference section or the Nursing CST.

• Aging
  The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing "Best Practices" site offers assessment tools and an overview of innovative new programs.
  The Merck Manual of Geriatrics (3rd ed.)  A textbook style reference that covers pathophysiology, issues and concerns of aging.

• AIDS
  AIDS Information Clinical trials, treatment and prevention information provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
  HIV InSite Information selected and reviewed by University of California, San Francisco faculty and staff.

• Alternative Medicine
  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine A division of the National Institutes of Health for consumers and practitioners.
  State Boards of Nursing and Scope of Practice of REgistered Nurses Performing Complementary Therapies - Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 6(3).
  White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy: FInal Report and Next Steps
  
• Alerting Services/Blogs/RSS Feeds
  What is RSS? How do I get a News Reader?
  Medscape Nurses Blog: "In Our Own Words" - issues related to professional experiences
  NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories - Clinical alerts and advisories from NIH-funded clinical trials
  Nursing Discussion Forums - University of Buffalo School of Nursing
  RSS feeds for Nursing CE, Reading, Journal Tables of Content, Drug Updates and More - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  US National Library of Medicine - RSS Feeds and Podcasts
  

• Bioethics
  Center for Bioethics - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, news, resource links, events, special features, streaming video.
  International Code of Ethics for Nurses - International Council of Nurses Adopted in 1953, multiple languages.
  National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature - Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown

• Cancer
  American Institute of Cancer Research Useful source of patient/family education materials for professionals
  American Society of Clinical Oncology Nonprofit organization of health care professionals of work in many subspecialties of clinical oncology. Includes a "policy and practice" section.
  Oncology Nursing Society National organization's website providing news, research, treatment guideline and care management information.
  Stewart's Caring Place A cancer wellness and educational resource center for individuals and families touched by cancer.

• Clinical Alerts (National Library of Medicine) Highlight important findings from NIH-funded clinical trials.

• Consumer Health Information
  Columbia University Home Medical Guide
  Joan H. Michelson Women's Resource Center access information on virtually any topic that affects the well-being of women and their families.
  Medicine Net
  North Canton Medical Foundation Health education library
  

• Drugs, Prescriptions (Pharmaceutical Resources)
  HSLS Health Resources University of Pittsburgh site for drug-related information; includes internet resources, dirctories, encyclopedias, newsletters, journals and databases.
  IBIDS Database Database of dietary supplements produced by the National Institute of Health to provide credible, scientific information.
  Medical Word Search Comprehensive and concise information on individual and generic and brand name pharmaceutical products
  Prescription drug coverage, spending, utilization and prices Report by the Department of Health and Human Services (April 2000).
  RxList Prescription drug information.

• Eating Disorders
  American Psychiatric Association Eating Disorder
  Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
  Harvard Eating Disorders Center Advances the understanding, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders through research, education, and outreach.
  National Eating Disorders Association
  
  
• Evidence-Based Practice
  ECLIPSE Model Evidence-based model for formulation clinical questions with a management and service oriented focus. See How CLIP became ECLIPSE: a mnemonic to assist in searching for health policy/management informationValerie Wildridge, Lucy Bell Health Information and Libraries Journal 2002 19:2 113. This article is available through the Electronic Journal Center (Malone Library Website)
  Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Focuses on Issues centered around the teaching of evidence-based practice.
  Evidence-Based Nursing Internationally-focused quarterly publication that provides abstracted information and commentary on research studies. Access through the Journal Finder (Malone Library Website)
  National Guideline Clearninghouse database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  Joanna Briggs Institute, Adelaide, Australia, produces best-practice information sheets and systematic reviews.
  PICO Model Evidence-based model for formulating clinical questions.
  Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute for Best Nursing Practices Based on Evidence Repository of systematic reveiws of evidence-based practices at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University.
  Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Provides systematic reviews of the literature, articles and abstracts. It is published by Sigma Theta Tau International. Off-campus users can find this journal in the Electronic Journal Center (Malone Library Website).

• Health and Wellness
  Healthfinder Key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. It links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.   
  MedlinePlus Good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. Includes extensive information from the NIH and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions.
  Minority Health Resource Center Improves and protects the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
  National Center for Health Statistics Information on the nation's health.
  National Women's Health Information Center Reliable health information for women.
  Reuters Health Information Services Medical and healthcare news. Some sections accessible by SUBSCRIPTION ONLY. Malone DOES NOT have.
  Surgeon General  (United States Department of Health & Human Services) Call to action to prevent and decrease overweight and obesity.
  Teen Health Affiliated with KidsHealth, contains information about children from before birth through adolescence.
  
  
• Hospitals
  American Hospital Directory
  Aultman Health Foundation Includes Health Resource Center section.
  Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Information on specific childhood diseases and disorders, clinical trials and parenting information.
  The Cleveland Clinic Clinical trials, health information center, Lerner Research Institute.
  Mercy Medical Center
  Health Care Financing Administration's comparison of nursing homes.

• Legal
  Center for Health Law Studies Comprehensive list of links covering aspects of health law.

• Mental Health
  The American Psychiatric Nurses Association Well-organized resources for the clinician, including some full-text.
  Florida Mental Health Institute Subject specialist reviewed online reference resources including clinical, legal and general information.
  Internet Mental Health Multi-lingual site providing description, diagnosis, treatment, research findings and articles for the most common mental disorders.
  Ohio Department of Mental Health News, reports, seminars and reference materials for clinicians and consumers.
• Meta Sites for Nursing Information
  American Nurses Association's Nursing World - Links to state nurses associations and allied nursing organizations globally.
  Hardin Meta Directory's Nursing and Nursing Research - University of Iowa
• National Institute of Nursing Research
• National League for Nursing

• National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health information, traveler's advisories, data and statistics.    
• National Center for Health Statistics    
• National Center for Infectious Diseases Disease information, publications, clarification of e-mail hoaxes and teacher tools    
• National Institute of Health Biomedical information, grants and research opportunities as well as links to molecular biology and modeling.

• Nursing
  Nightingale Online nursing resources maintained by the College of Nursing, University of Tennessee.

• Nutrition
  Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Wide variety of information provided by the FDA, including food labels.
  Celebrate Healthy Eating Nutrition education packet for preschool children
  

• Ohio Department of Health Alerts, data and statistics for the state of Ohio.

• Pain Management
  American Academy of Pain Management National Pain Data Bank provides case information and access to treatment plans for a variety of pain diagnoses.
  Talarian Index Hypermedia assistant for cancer pain management that provides an alphabetical listing of pain types, medications, surgery, treatments and patient education.
  
• Pediatrics
  American Academy of Pediatrics General information regarding health care of children and adolescents.
  Pediatric Critical Care Medicine  Nursing section includes roles for advanced practice nurses, literature reviews and educational programs.
  
• Physician Locator
  AMA Physician Select
  
• Physicial Activity
  Bright Futures in Practice

• Research
  The Medical Matrix Project An academic informatics effort that provides access to digital clinical medical information.
  Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You can use - National Library of Medicine
  The Virtual Hospital A digital health sciences library maintained by the University of Iowa Health Care

• Stark County Health Department Health reports, statistics, environmental issues and community health.
• Substance Abuse
  National clearinghouse for alcohol and drug information.
• Supplements
  
  NIH Office of Dietary SupplementsSearchable database

• World Health Organization Select "Information Sources" for access to reports, publications, statistical information and disease outbreak news.
  
  
• Weight Control
  Center for Weight and Health
  Weight-Control Information Network 
  
  
• Women's Health
  Jacobs Institute of Women's Health  Promotes the study and reporting of women's health issues.
  National Women's Health Information Center Reliable health information for women.
  Society for Women's Health Research Research findings, policy and advocacy for the improvement of women's health research.
  Women's Health Initiative A major 15-year research program to address the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women -- cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.