Tap Into Resources Of UConn Health Center Library

By SHIRLEY WOYTACK

Published: Jan 05, 2001 12:00 am

FARMINGTON â Connecticut residents can tap into the vast resources of the University of Connecticut Health Centerâs medical library for health-related information â and itâs as close to home as your local library or your telephone.

The Lyman Maynard Stowe Library at the Health Center is linked to every public library in the state. Through Healthnetâs Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network, Health Center librarians provide training, resources, and reference assistance to help public librarians answer consumer health questions. Healthnet also evaluates and prepares lists of recommended consumer health books, online databases, and Internet resources.

Consumers can access Healthnet through local public libraries or by calling the Healthnet directly at 860/679-4055.

âThere is so much information available to consumers that people run the risk of missing the most relevant information, or worse yet, reading the wrong information,â explains Alberta L. Richetelle, program director of the Healthnet program. âWe can help librarians and consumers find the best available resources.â

The Health Center library started Healthnet service for local librarians in 1985. As the regional medical library of New England, the Health Center library has an extensive selection of medical journals and books, as well as online databases like MEDLINE, the worldâs largest database of peer-reviewed health information. These resources, as well as Healthnetâs highly trained staff, can be invaluable to Connecticut residents seeking medical information.

Earlier this year, Healthnet received funding from the National Medical Library to provide training to self-help groups in Connecticut about ways to find valuable health information on the Internet. Already, Healthnet and the Connecticut Self Help Network have started training self-help groups on ways to access current and authoritative resources on the Internet.

To learn more about Healthnet and to use their recommended resource lists visit their Web site at http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet.

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