| |
| |
| Community Health Resource Library |
| |
S
E
A
R
C
H
S
E
A
R
C
H
S
E
A
R
C
H
 Search our Community Health Resource Library
S
E
A
R
C
H
S
E
A
R
C
H
S
E
A
R
C
H
|
| |
Waverly Health Center strives to be a source of health education and service to the community. The Community Health Resource Library provides easy-to-understand health information to assist you in making informed decisions about your health and lifestyle. You can read, search for health-related topics, or e-mail family and friends.
CHRL Availability:
The library is available for use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Location:
Waverly Health Center
Centennial Pavilion 3rd floor
312 Ninth Street SW
Waverly, IA 50677
For More Information:
Phone: (319) 483-1303
|
|
|
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Community Health Resource Library (CHRL)?
The goal of the Community Health Resource Library is to provide the services of a traditional library, with reference books, books to check out, brochures and periodicals. It also allows access to web-based health information through the MedlinePlus® patient portal. MedlinePlus, in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health, is a website network containing health information from the world's largest medical library. The site is intended to be used by health care providers and patients. It is designed to provide up-to-date, reliable information. MedlinePlus is updated daily.
MedlinePlus contains:
- information from the National Institutes of Health and other sources on over 750 diseases and conditions
- interactive health tutorials
- live webcasts
- lists of hospitals and physicians
- a medical encyclopedia
- a medical dictionary
- extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs
- health information in Spanish
- links to thousands of clinical trials
|
|
|
Where is the Community Health Resource Library?
The Community Health Resource Library is located on the third floor of Waverly Health Center’s Centennial Pavilion. It is centrally located across from the nurse’s station and near the family lounge.
Who can use the Community Health Resource Library?
Anyone from the community has access to the library. The computer kiosk hosting the Medline Plus program is available 24 hours a day.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
