Heartland colleagues:
This e-mail was sent to me from Dr. Michelle Puryear at HRSA.---Lori
April is National Minority Health Month! Here are some online resources
about American Indian Health concerns you can use in your library or
organization to celebrate this month. For a link to a brochure for your
library's use, see:
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/native_american_resources.rtf
Native American Health page from MedlinePlus.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html
>From the National Library of Medicine you can find information here
specific to Native health including prevention/screening, specific
conditions, Medicare savings, urban Indian resources, research,
directories, statistics, and more.
American Indian Health
http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
Another resource from the National Library of Medicine on American
Indian Health, this site provides links to information on health topics,
traditional healing, environmental health, research and data, healthcare
access, organizations, tribes, and more.
Arctic Health
http://www.arctichealth.org/
>From the same people who brought you the "American Indian Health"
website comes this similar site focused on issues affecting the health
and well-being of our planet's northern-most inhabitants including
Alaska Natives. The site features health topics, environmental health,
telemedicine, traditional healing, governmental organizations including
tribes, and more.
Native Health Databases
http://hsc.unm.edu/library/nhd/index.cfm
>From the University of New Mexico, the Native Health Databases contain
bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles,
reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health
and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First
Nations.
Document delivery is currently free on any article found in this
database.
Native American Ethnobotany
http://herb.umd.umich.edu/
This site is a searchable database of foods, drugs, dyes and fibers of
Native American peoples, derived from plants. So find out what the
Ojibwe people used to put on spider bites.
NLM Exhibit "Changing the Face of Medicine"
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
You can search by ethnic group on this site and see the 29 featured
Native women doctors who have made significant contributions to their
fields. Some biographies include extra photos and videos. The rest of
the site provides activities, resources, and lesson plans for teachers.
If you are interested in these resources and would like more information
or to schedule a training, contact your local NN/LM office at
800-338-7657.
This is the first email in our series for National Minority Health
Month.
If you'd like to see all the resources, you can visit:
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/NationalMinorityHealtMonth.doc
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS
Community Outreach Liaison
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region
Creighton University Health Sciences Library
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
800-338-7657 in CO,KS,MO,NE,UT,WY
402-280-4156 outside the region
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