Information for Librarians and Trainers

The goal of MedlinePlus is to bring appropriate, authoritative health information to those who need it. We appreciate your efforts in training people on how to use MedlinePlus. Here are some training resources which might help you with your classes and health fairs.

Resources for Teaching MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus Tour

• MedlinePlus Tour in English and Spanish - A narrated tour of the main features of MedlinePlus. It runs about 8 minutes and requires Flash version 8 or above.
• Download the MedlinePlus tour in English and Spanish for use when no Internet connection is available.

MedlinePlus Brochures

• MedlinePlus Brochure - in English (updated September 2011) and Spanish (updated September 2011)
• MedlinePlus Brochure in Creole (updated October 2010)
• MedlinePlus for Health Professionals Brochure (updated February 2012)
• MedlinePlus Connect Brochure (updated October 2011)
• MedlinePlus Mobile Brochure (updated March 2011)
• MedlinePlus XML Data Sources Brochure (updated October 2011)

MedlinePlus Tutorial

• Video Tutorial on MedlinePlus (National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region)

About MedlinePlus

• Articles about MedlinePlus
• Citing MedlinePlus FAQ
• E-mail Updates – Sign up to receive emails containing links to new topics, new sites, and health news.
• MedlinePlus FAQs
• MedlinePlus Quality Guidelines
• MedlinePlus Search Tips

Resources for Teaching How to Find Health Information Online

General

• Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine (download)
• Finding Accurate and Reliable Health Information on the Internet - PDF (University of Minnesota Health Sciences Libraries)
• Finding Quality Health Information on the Web: A Tool Kit (University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition)
• MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
• MedlinePlus Page: Evaluating Health Information
• MedlinePlus Page: Understanding Medical Research

Specific Populations

• Connecting Youth to Quality Health Information: A Lesson Plan for High School Health and Fitness Education (University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition)
• Helping Older Adults Search for Health Information Online: A Toolkit for Trainers (NIHSeniorHealth)

Additional Resources

Health Information Tutorials

• Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
• Sample Interactive Health Tutorials – Sample tutorials (one English and one Spanish) are for demonstration purposes and are available for download. The files have been reduced to a manageable size; some content may not be included.

Outreach

• How to Write Easy-to-Read Health Materials
• InformationRX and InformationRX Tool Kit (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
• Library bulk order forms for NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine and NIH MedlinePlus Salud
• Public Libraries and Community Partners (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)

Have you created a materials you would like to share with other trainers? If so, please contact us.