NEWS
Feb 4, 2010
The Friends of the Port Townsend Library and the Food Co-op are offering two workshops that showcase high-quality Web-based health and healthy eating resources.
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Jan 3, 2010
Each week the National Library of Medicine consumer resource sends out updates to the MedlinePlus consumer health portal. It's easy to sign up!
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Nov 20, 2009
Presentations and podcasts from the 5-part series presented Food Co-op Outreach & Education Manager Brwyn Griffin are now available!
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Welcome!
Port Townsend Public Library is serving up resources for healthy eating—timely and reliable information about health, nutrition, and healthy eating
for you and your family!
for you and your family!
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Web site of the week
Spatial overview of communities' access to healthy foods
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New at the library:
February-March events: Healthy eating online: 2 workshops, 2 venues
The Language of Food: Presentations and related links from the five-part series
A Harvest of One’s Own: Selected Resources for Growing and Preparing Food at Home [pdf, 1.6 mb]
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»Health and nutrition information on the Internet
MedlinePlus - National Library of Medicine
New! Mobile MedlinePlus for health information on the go
Healthwise Knowledgebase - courtesy of Group Health
PubMed - National Library of Medicine's medical literature database
Library databases - Health Reference Center and others
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»Healthy eating resources in the community and beyond
The Food Co-op - full-service, organic grocery
Jefferson Grown - promoting local growers and local foods
ParentHelp123 - connecting you and your family to food & health resources in Washington state
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»Latest research in healthy eating
Healthy Eating Research - program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Obesity - Research on policy & environmental solutions, also from RWJF
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