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The Library has 299 websites and
8 results for the letter "R".
- 1. RAND COMPARE
- Provider:RAND Corporation
- Keywords: government , healthcare , healthcare policy , policy , public administration
- Description: COMPARE (Comprehensive Assessment of Reform Efforts) is a project of RAND Health, a division of RAND Corporation (a private, nonprofit research company.) COMPARE provides "...information and tools to help policymakers, the media, and other interested parties understand, design, and evaluate health policies." COMPARE synthesizes existing knowledge, delineates the policy options already on the table, and analyzes and creates projections of proposed policies' effects, whether intended or unintended, on our healthcare system.
- 2. Ready America
- Provider:Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Keywords: consumer health , disaster , federal agencies , public health , U.S. Government , full text , disability , safety , pandemic , bioterrorism , emergency preparedness
- Description: "Get a Kit. Make a Plan. Be Informed" are the main headings here. Numerous checklists, brochures and documents are available for free download, to aid citizens of differing age groups and abilities in planning and preparing for a wide variety of disaster situations.
- 3. Research 101
- Provider:University of Washington Information Literacy Learning
- Keywords: education , internet , research , student , tutorial , modular
- Description: This is an interactive tutorial on the basics of doing research, appropriate for use by secondary school and college undergraduate students. Addresses topic choice, primary and secondary sources, evaluation of information sources, and more.
- 4. Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
- Provider:Portland State University
- Keywords: behavioral sciences , child psychiatry , child psychology , federal agencies , mental health , U.S. Government , family , social services , health services
- Description: From the website: The Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health was established in 1984 at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon with funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education, and the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Center is dedicated to promoting effective community-based, culturally competent, family-centered services for families and their children who are, or may be affected by mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. This goal is accomplished through collaborative research partnerships with family members, service providers, policy makers, and other concerned persons.
- 5. RHIN (Refugee Health Information Network)
- Provider:National Library of Medicine
- Keywords: consumer health , multicultural , NLM , refugee , healthcare professional , patient education
- Description: This website provides links and full text health education materials for non English-speaking patients in a wide array of languages. (Not all materials are available in all languages.) Also included: information for the health care provider
- 6. Robert Bendheim Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology
- Provider:New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Department of Ophthalmology
- Keywords: images , eye , ophthalmology
- Description: "The Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology is a database of images drawn from the vast clinical experience of The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary specialists and their colleagues around the world. The Digital Atlas is intended to serve as a visual reference and educational supplement for ophthalmologists, general physicians, and medical students."
- 7. Rollyo
- Provider:Rollyo.com
- Keywords: search , technology , federated search
- Description: This is a free (registration required) utility for creating a personal search engine of your own selected resources. Includes features for adding your specialized search engine to a website or to your bookmarks, and for sharing.
- 8. RxNorm
- Provider:National Library of Medicine
- Keywords: clinical , drugs , NLM , products , links
- Description: From the website: "RxNorm provides standard names for clinical drugs... and for dose forms as administered to a patient. It provides links from clinical drugs, both branded and generic, to their active ingredients, drug components (active ingredient + strength), and related brand names... RxNorm links its names to many of the drug vocabularies commonly used in pharmacy management and drug interaction software, including... First Databank, Micromedex, MediSpan, Gold Standard Alchemy, and Multum. By providing links between these vocabularies, RxNorm can mediate messages between systems not using the same software and vocabulary. RxNorm is one of a suite of designated standards for use in U.S. Federal Government systems for the electronic exchange of clinical health information."
