NEWS
Jun 22, 2010
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Health Hotlines is now available as an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Health Hotlines is also compatible with the iPad.
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Apr 22, 2010
State Librarian Jan Walsh announced her Spring 2010 selections, highlighting books by Washington authors with a culinary theme.
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Mar 21, 2010
MedlinePlus has a new page on evaluating health information you find on the Internet, TV, and in magazines, newspapers and other media outlets. You can sign up for weekly updates, too!
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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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What's on the Web?
Interactive way for kids to choose what to eat for dinner. Sign up is free and parents receive kid friendly dinner lists and recipes.
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Now at the library:
For Parents: Healthy eating library and online resources especially for parents [pdf, 603 kb]
Online search workshops: Links and resources
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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