Nutrition Resources   Tags: diet, dietetic_interns, dietitians, food  

by the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN)

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Information on what is happening in food and nutrition policy and programming. All UNSCN's publications are available on-line in PDF format.

Foodborne Illness: A Handy Overview [VIDEO – 5:07 minutes]

The 10 Pathogen-Food Combinations With The Greatest Burden on Public Health - Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.

ChooseMyPlate.gov supports the new Dietary Guidelines.

Helping the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public's health

(via ACPonline) - Available on and off-campus. Physicians' Information and Education Resource is an evidence-based, point of care tool by the American College of Physicians.

APA practice guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders. PsychiatryOnline

Elsevier - “clinical insight engine.”

Available on and off-campus. Ask the Matas Library medref@tulane.edu for a serial number for mobile access. Summarizes clinical topics. Targeted to primary care providers. It is updated daily and monitors the content of over 500 medical journals and systematic evidence review databases.

First Consult is an evidence-based point of care tool. Available from within ClinicalKey. Limit to FC icon.

Available on and off-campus. An interactive Infectious Disease tool that is made up of four modules: diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy and microbiology. It adheres to the standards of Evidence Based Medicine.

Drug resources with evidence

- choose "Clinical Queries" under PubMed Tools. (Center bottom). Full text available via Proxy service.

Evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials. Available on and off-campus.

Available only where licensed. (Courtesy of the Tulane Hospital and Clinics and SOM) Proxy is not available. License is restricted by specific building.

VisualDx is a visual diagnostic decision support system with medical images and information. It is a tool for differential diagnosis which is available at the point of care.

A Promising PRC Program Helps Schools and Communities Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (June 2011)

J Adolesc Health. 2011 Feb;48(2):196-202.