To receive our monthly eNews as well as event notices and other updates, just enter your email address.
Take a moment to learn more about NYAM's activities and events.
NEW YORK CITY,August 16 — The New York Academy of Medicine Library will launch a new series of free computer-based health literacy classes for the general public and health professionals in the first week of September, in a continued effort to help people learn how to effectively find reliable, high-quality medical information online.
The Academy encourages students, senior citizens, and other members of the public to take advantage of the variety of courses that are offered from September through November. These include classes on how to research genetic conditions on the internet using freely available resources from the National Library of Medicine and other institutions, and how to find full-text consumer health articles using the Health and Wellness Resource Center database, a collection of more than 900 health and medical journals, newsletters and pamphlets.
“As the amount of health information available to the public increases, being a savvy information consumer becomes all the more important,” said Winifred King, Coordinator of Outreach and Education at the Academy Library. “The classes will assist them in learning more about their health care.” Due to positive feedback from past attendees, the Academy Library will offer several information classes more frequently during the upcoming semester, including the Health and Wellness Resource database course, and the genetics course. Offering more classes will increase the flexibility of attendance, while further disseminating health information on topics that have become more important in the news, King said.
The classes being offered this fall are:
Locating Material at The New York Academy of Medicine Library:
Sept. 6 ??? 10 am-12:30 pm/ Sept. 17, 4 - 6:30 pm
Learn about the Library’s collections, how to use the Library, and how to use the Online Catalog to locate and request materials. Includes a brief tour of the public areas of the Library as well as a brief introduction to the Rare Book Room, which contains 90 percent of the medical books printed from the late 17th and early 19th centuries in what is now United States. The Academy Library houses the second largest medical collection open to the general public in the country.
Basics of Finding Research Articles in PubMed:
Sept. 9 ??? 10 am-Noon / Oct. 24, 4 -6pm
An introductory class on how to use the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE database through the PubMed portal. PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes more than 17 million citations for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950s.
Introduction to Alternative Medicine Resources:
Sept 18 ??? 10am-Noon
Learn how to find books and Internet resources providing alternative approaches to health and medicine. Includes an introduction to Alt-HealthWatch, a full-text database of alternative medicine periodicals and magazines.
Searching Google Scholar:
Sept. 27, 10-11 am
Learn how to navigate Google Scholar, an internet search engine that provides access to health-related books, theses, and articles published by universities and scholarly organizations.
Health Research on the Internet:
Oct 25 ??? 10 am-Noon / Dec. 4, 10 am-Noon
Learn how to find and evaluate medical information on the Internet for content, validity and accuracy.
Researching Genetic Conditions on the Internet:
Oct 25 ??? 12:15-1:15 pm / Dec. 4, 12:15-1:15 pm
An exploration of useful and freely available electronic resources for researching genetic conditions, including the National Library of Medicine database Genetics Home Reference.
Health & Wellness Resource Center/ Health Reference Center:
Nov. 7 ??? 10 am -Noon
An introductory class on how to use these two clinical and consumer information databases, which provide access to over 900 health/medical journals, newsletters, and pamphlets.
"I’ve Got This Old Book"Researching Your Historic Book:
Nov. 14 ??? 4-6 pm
Learn how to find information about an old book, including information about the author and the book’s value. Interest in finding out about old books is sufficient; ownership of old books is not required.
Visit www.nyam.org/events/healthresearch for a complete schedule of Academy classes. Classes are taught by Academy reference librarians in the Library’s computer instruction room. Classes require only basic knowledge of the computer. Class size is limited to 10 registrants per session. To register, e-mail libtrain@nyam.org or contact Linda Gardin at 212.822.7367.
Founded in 1847, The New York Academy of Medicine is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit institution whose mission is to enhance the health of the public. The Academy is a leading center for urban health policy and action working to enhance the health of people living in cities worldwide through research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Visit us online at www.nyam.org.
###
Posted on August 16, 2007
Contact:
Andrew J. Martin
Director of Communications
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10029
212-822-7285
amartin@nyam.org
Reporters: to arrange interviews with NYAM medical and urban health experts, contact
Andrew J. Martin, Director of Communications
212-822-7285 / amartin@nyam.org
The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
Learn more »
The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
Read press release
Read report
