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MEDLINEplus
Provides access to 700 health topics, medical encyclopedias and dictionaries, and links to self-help groups, clinical trials, preformulated PubMed searches, lists of hospitals and physicians health and information in Spanish and other languages.
http://medlineplus.gov/
Healthfinder
The U.S. government's directory of authoritative health information including links to online journals, medical dictionaries, and prevention and self-care information.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
MayoClinic.com
Easy-to-understand information on health and medical topics, all reviewed for accuracy by Mayo Clinic experts. (A service of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research).
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Centers for Disease Control Diseases and Conditions A-Z Index
Link to FAQs on hundreds of diseases.
http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/
DuPage County Health Department
Check out Fact Sheets under Disease Control: Education. Don't forget to check Disease Control under Services and Schools under For Partners
http://www.dupagehealth.org/
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (6 v.) Reference RC 41 .G35 2011 and online
The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health (4 v.) Reference RJ 26 .G35 2005
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders (2v.) Reference RB 155.5 .G35 2010 and online
Care Notes
Provides handouts with understandable information to help health care providers communicate instructions with patients. login and password for home use will be given in class.
Health Matters Manual from DuPage County Health Department
Check for information for schools and early childhood centers on Rash and Skin-Related Illnesses, Gastrointestinal and Enteric Illnesses, Vaccine Preventable Illnesses, requirements for Communicable Disease reporting and more.
Illinois DCFS Regulations Section 407.310 Health Requirements for Children
Note part c for exclusions for contagious conditions.
Illinois Law on Control of Communicable Diseases
Look at SUBPART C: DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES for diseases of interest to early childhood educators in the list.
The Library's Citing Sources Guide
MLA and APA styles with links to helpful websites and a citation formatting program
http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm
Marjorie Peters, Early Childhood Education & Care Librarian
College of DuPage Library
http://www.cod.edu/library
(630) 942-2337
petersm@cod.edu
Revised September 2011
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