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Welcome to theCanadian Health Network

Workshop

www.canadian-health-network.ca

Sandra ClarkNorma Gibson-MacDonald

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safetywww.ccohs.ca

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What is the Canadian Health Network?

CHN is a national bilingual health information project, funded by Health Canada, that focuses on providing access to web-based information on health promotion and disease prevention.

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What can you find on the CHN website?

Authoritative Canadian health information in both official languages

Full-text access to over 10,000 pamphlets, fact sheets & other resources on health promotion & disease prevention

Links to over 650 health organizations from across Canada

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What do CHN partners have in common?

• they are all not-for-profit and all credible.• they are all Canadian• each organization is involved in some aspect of

health information research or service delivery• every organization has a web page presence

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CCOHS and CHN

• CCOHS is the CHN affiliate partner for Workplace Health

• provides leadership and expertise on workplace health content

• selects quality resources and responds to health information inquiries

• develops and supports a network of associate partner organizations in the area of workplace health

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Canadian Health Network Home Page

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Special Features of the CHN website

Health Centres on 26 health topics Over 400 Frequently Asked Questions

& Answers Information on Health Events &

Conferences Guide to evaluating web-based health

information An Email feature visitors can use to get

help in locating health information

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What is a CHN Health Centre?

• A gateway to information on a specific health topic or population group

• Health Centres on 26 health topics• Variety of ways to find information:

– link to a Guided Search– "Quick Search" on common health requests – FAQs– CHN Recommends Key Canadian resources – "Beyond our Borders” International Resources – special services (e.g. phone lines, discussion groups, quizzes)

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Frequently Asked Health Questions

• From the CHN Home Page, click on the FAQs button on the top, right-hand side of the screen to see a list of Health Centre FAQs.

• FAQs are created specifically for CHN by our partner organizations and cover health topics of common interest.

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Example: Frequently Asked Questions on Injury Prevention

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CHN Partner Pages

• Direct access to web pages of over 650 Canadian CHN partners, including non-profit organizations, government agencies and educational institutions

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Different Ways to Searchfor Information

• Visit and browse one of 26 Health Centres (a Guided Search)

• Search the A to Z index of topics• Use the Keyword Search engine• Search lists of Frequently Asked Questions

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Searching Options Page

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Begin a Guided Search on the CHN Home Page

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Workplace Health Centre Home Page

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Workplace Health Centre Resources

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CHN Resources

• Each resource has been created by a CHN partner organization and carefully chosen for inclusion in the CHN website.

• Subject headings are assigned & descriptions are written to help searchers locate the resources that best meet their needs.

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A Health Centre Resource

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A to Z Searching

• With A to Z, you can search for a very specific topic and find a list of resources that are right on target.

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A to Z Search Screen

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Click on a letter to the left of the Search box to see

a list of topics

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Search the A to Z Index for Heart Disease

• Choose a letter of the alphabet to see a list of subject choices.

• Click on a subject heading & it appears in the Search box.

• Click the green Search button to find resources on this topic.

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Resources on Heart Disease

• A list of Canadian Health Network resources on heart disease

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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Fact Sheet

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Combining Search Terms Using the A to Z Search

• Search for up to 5 topics at once.• Combine terms using the Search Options

buttons:All the Terms: to find 2 or more search

terms in the same document. • Example: Osteoporosis Exercise

Any of the Terms: to find all documents that contain even 1 of the search terms entered. • Example: Tai ChiYoga

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Search the A to Z for Proteins or Carbohydrates

• Click on the letters of the alphabet to locate and select the terms Protein & Carbohydrates. Both should appear in the green Search Box.

• Click on the Any of the Terms search option button to search for resources on any one of the topics listed.

• Click on the green Search button to find these resources.

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Practice Time

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When to use the Keyword Search Engine

• The keyword search engine searches CHN document subject headings, titles of documents & annotations that describe their content, to find documents that match your search terms.

• Use the search engine when you can’t locate a topic in the AtoZ index, or if you want to build a more specific search than the AtoZ index will allow.

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Keyword Search Engine

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What can you search for?• 2 or more words in the same document.

These words do not have to appear right next to each other within the text of the documents. EXAMPLE: diet osteoporosis

• Phrases. EXAMPLE: calcium rich foods

• Any document that contains one or more of the search words entered. EXAMPLE: vitamins minerals

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Example1: Keyword Search on bicycle helmet safety

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Search results forbicycle helmet safety

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Example 2: Keyword Search on Tylenol or acetaminophen

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Search results forTylenol or acetaminophen

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Example3: Keyword Search on the phrase accident prevention

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Search results foraccident prevention

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Boolean Example: Search for Health Quizzes or Games

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Search Results for quiz* or game*

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Practice Time

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Help Pages

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Example of a Help Page:Online Guide to Evaluating Internet

Health Information

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Contact CHN• Send CHN your question if you can’t

find what you need on our website.

• Questions will be answered by the CHN partner best qualified to respond.

• Feedback can help identify new resources, ensuring that CHN continues to develop a website that meets the needs of its audience.

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Contacting the Canadian Health Network

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Contact CHN

• You can also use whatever Email program you have to contact the CHN

directly at: writeus@canadian-health-network.ca

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Questions?

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Thank You for Coming!