Consumer Health Information and Community Outreach

Margot Malachowski, MLSCommunity Outreach Librarian

Medical Home Work GroupSeptember 2016

A little about me:

• Public libraries from 1996-2008• Baystate Health Community Outreach• On-site at Tolosky Center, 3300 Main St.• Off-site at a location near you!• Online:– http://libraryinfo.bhs.org/patients_families – http://my.baystatehealth.org

Health Sciences Library

The Health Sciences Library at Baystate Medical Center is a Resource Library for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). Our mission is to serve the health information needs of unaffiliated health care practitioners, librarians, educators and consumers in Western New England. We provide free instruction and assistance.

Community Partners

Medical Home for Special Needs Children in Western Massachusetts

What’s the Article, What’s the Ad?

National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus.gov

MedlinePlus: Narrowing the Topic

MedlinePlus: More than One Source

MedlinePlus: More than One Source

MedlinePlus: More than One Source

Information in Spanish

Information in Spanish

And Other Languages!

There is no TripAdvisor for Doctors!

Find a Doctor at Baystate Health

Find a Doctor at Baystate Health

Patient Ratings of Primary Care

Licensing and Malpractice

Medicare Compare

Integrative Medicine

• Time is a great healer (earaches, back pain)• Rituals of healing are very powerful• Chiropractic, massage, and acupuncture are

relatively safe, when using qualified practitioners

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is an effective adjunct to physical treatments

Integrative Medicine

• Before trying herbs, vitamins, supplements—learn about potentially dangerous or troublesome interactions.

• Talk with your doctor. • Listen to your body.

Subscription Databases

Subscription Databases

Researching for You

Margot Malachowski, MLS

Consumer Health Library3300 Main Street

Springfield, MA 01199(413) 794-7010

Twitter: @margotmal

library@baystatehealth.org