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Waverly Health Center strives to be a source of health care education and service to the community. The Community Health Resource Library is devoted to providing health information to patients, staff, families, visitors and community members.
CHRL Availability:
The library is available for use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Location:
Centennial Pavilion 3rd floor Waverly Health Center
312 Ninth Street SW
Waverly, IA 50677
For More Information:
Phone: (319) 483-1303
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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 such as reference books, books to check out, brochures, periodicals, along with access to web-base health information through the MedlinePlus® patient portal. MedlinePlus, with the MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, is a website network containing health information from the world's largest medical library, in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health. The site is intended to be used by health care providers and patients, and designed to provide up-to-date, authoritative 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 (Merriam-Webster)
- health information in Spanish
extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs
- links to thousands of clinical trials
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Why does Waverly need a Community Health Resource Library?
Information and education are instrumental in helping patients understand and participate in their health care choices. The Community Health Resources Library will be a one stop location for much of the educational material that has been available throughout Waverly Health Center. By compiling them in one location, more people will have access to the resources.
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. The published materials including brochures, magazines and health resource publications are being assembled and will be available for checkout in the future.
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