MedlinePlus now on Instagram!

Posted by liaison on September 30th, 2021 Posted in: Blog

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MedlinePlus.gov is a wonderful reliable health information resource that you can share with your patrons. People always have questions related to health and the world wide web is condensed with information both bad and good, refer them to this resource. Regardless of how they search within the page they will get the latest and greatest information. Hosted by the National Library of Medicine, all information in this trusted source has been completely vetted to portray the best available health information. The greatest part about this resource is that it is also available in Spanish. There are health information materials that are also available within the source in other languages.  Search for yourself and you will find a world of health information, easy to understand and available everywhere and anywhere.

MedlinePlus is also now available on Instagram!

Follow MedlinePlus: https://www.instagram.com/mplusgov/ for daily health information, including: Improving your mental health, disease management, exercise tips, and healthy recipes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yamila M. El-Khayat, MA serves as Communications and Citizen Science Specialist at NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine) Region 4. She has a passion for health information and working with all communities in particular traditionally marginalized communities. Yamila is a medical librarian at the University of Arizona. In working as a Librarian, she has been determined to increase health literacy to better serve the needs of the Latino and Native American populations, improving access to information related to the health of Native American, Hispanic, Border, Evidence-based, intercultural, bilingual and culturally appropriate. She has experience training information for clinicians, students, and community members, including health promoters/ “Promotores de Salud”.