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<section><div class="mp-content"><p>The goal of MedlinePlus is to present high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, and free of advertising, in both English and Spanish.</p>
<p>We appreciate your efforts in teaching people how to use MedlinePlus. Here are some training resources which might help you with your classes and outreach activities.</p>
<h2>Resources for Using and Teaching MedlinePlus</h2>
<h3>Webinars</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fdlp.gov/using-pubmed-medlineplus-and-other-national-library-of-medicine-resources" target="_blank">Using PubMed, MedlinePlus, and other National Library of Medicine Resources</a>. From the Federal Depository Library Program</li>
<li><a href="https://www.fdlp.gov/measles-immunizations-and-finding-accurate-health-information-with-medlineplus" target="_blank">Measles, Immunizations, and Finding Accurate Health Information with MedlinePlus</a>. From the Federal Depository Library Program</li>
<li><a href="https://nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog?combine=medlineplus" target="_blank">Additional classes from the Network of the National Library of Medicine</a></li>
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<h3>Printable Information</h3>
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<li>MedlinePlus PDF Brochure - in <a href="https://nnlm.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/MedlinePlus%20Tri-Fold%20English.pdf" target="_blank">English</a> (updated July 2019) and <a href="https://nnlm.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/MedlinePLus%20Tri-Fold%20Spanish.pdf" target="_blank">Spanish</a> (updated July 2019)</li>
<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/about/aboutmedlineplus.pdf" target="_blank">Learn About MedlinePlus (PDF)</a></li>
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<h3>About MedlinePlus</h3>
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<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/about/">About MedlinePlus</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/whatsnew/">What’s New</a></li>
<li>Articles about MedlinePlus: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=medlineplus+%5Bti%5D+OR+medlineplus+%5Bmesh%5D" target="_blank">PubMed</a>, <a href="https://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?query=medlineplus&amp;v%3Aproject=technical-bulletin&amp;_ga=2.173428195.1704656049.1565024097-970098672.1537364727" target="_blank">NLM Technical Bulletin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/about/using/citation/">Citing MedlinePlus</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/about/using/searchtips/">MedlinePlus Search Tips</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Additional Resources</h2>
<h3>Finding Quality Health Information Online</h3>
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<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/webeval/webeval.html">Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine</a> (<a href="https://medlineplus.gov/webeval/EvaluatingInternetHealthInformationTutorial.pdf">PDF version</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/about/using/criteria/">MedlinePlus Guidelines for Links</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/healthywebsurfing.html">MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/evaluatinghealthinformation.html">MedlinePlus Page: Evaluating Health Information</a></li>
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<h3>Tutorials</h3>
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<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/medwords/medicalwords.html">Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/oet/ed/medlineplus/tutorial_eng/story.html" target="_blank">MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians and Health Educators</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Easy-to-Read Health Information</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/pdf/HealthEducationMaterialsAssessmentTool.pdf">Health Education Materials Assessment Tool (PDF)</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Have you created materials you would like to share with other trainers or librarians? If so, please <a href="https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/?category=medlineplus&amp;from=https://medlineplus.gov/about/using/training">contact us</a>.</p></div>
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