Teen Health & Wellness Newsletter

Visit Us at OLA's Super Conference

Visit Teen Health & Wellness at the Ontario Library Super Conference 2010 in Toronto from February 24 to 27. Stop by Booth #230 to see what's new with the database and get a sneak peek of what's coming later this spring! Also, don't miss our program on Healthy Teens and Strong Communities: Strategies for Schools and Public Libraries on Friday at 9:05 AM in the Ontario Room of The Intercontinental Hotel. The program will feature presenters from Ottawa and Halifax Public Libraries and the York and Toronto DSBs.

New Content on Dating Violence, Cancer Screening

Teen Health & Wellness recently added content in critical "hot topic" areas such as dating violence, sexual health, new screening guidelines for breast cancer and cervical cancer, and the recession's effect on teen homelessness and domestic/family violence, among others. In addition, all articles now offer MLA 7 citations and include Canadian award winning books and those chosen by major Canadian libraries as recommended reading. Check back each week for updated homepage content, including this week's heart health focus just in time for Valentine's Day.

Customize Your Hotlines for Canada

With a few simple steps, you can add your own Canadian content to accompany the list of hotlines provided by Teen Health & Wellness. You can even choose to omit all U.S. hotlines and include only Canadian ones. It's an easy way to ensure your teen users can access the local, provincial, or national Canadian resources they need. Find out more about the customized hotlines and other database features in our training Webinar just for Canadian customers.

Teens Connect Through Shared Experiences

Teen Health & Wellness helps teens connect with others dealing with the same challenges that they are. New Personal Stories speak to the strength and resilience of today's teens, while Dr. Jan's Corner reveals their pressing questions and concerns. And in response to customer demand, users can now access the extensive archive of Dr. Jan Q&As directly from the Teen Health & Wellness homepage.

Web 2.0 Tools...Coming This Spring!

Teen Health & Wellness is pleased to add two new powerful features to help you make the most of your subscription. A multi-language translation widget will allow users to translate any page into one of fifty-one languages, and article-level social bookmarking will make it easy for teens to save and share links using Digg, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and other popular bookmarking services. Libraries can further customize Teen Health & Wellness by choosing which language options to offer as well as which social bookmarking choices to display⎯for the optimal user experience. Watch for the addition of videos and expanded illustrations coming soon!

"I've checked out portions of Teen Health & Wellness, and I'm impressed with the thoroughness and the variety of the information offered. The huge glossary will be helpful to adults as well, as it includes a good deal of medical vocabulary, including the names of drug classes and what they are typically used for. The site will make an important addition to our growing list of databases."
⎯ Marguerite La Haye, CEO, Prince Township Public Library, Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada

"Knowledge Ontario's province-wide acquisitions committee enthusiastically selected Teen Health & Wellness for use in Ontario's school, public, college, university, and government libraries. This valuable resource directly meets the needs of students, teachers, guidance counselors, and parents, and is unique in its offering of Canadian content and perspective."
⎯ Lisa Radha Weaver, Unit-Coordinator, Technical Services, Toronto District School Board

Find out more about the Knowledge Ontario partnership. Or, get more information about how Teen Health & Wellness can support your community.

In a recent homepage poll, Teen Health & Wellness asked teens: How do you relax and reduce stress?

Two in five (39%) say they read, watch TV, listen to music, or play video games. Twenty-four percent (24%) exercise or play sports. Twelve percent (12%) talk to friends or other people they trust; seven percent (7%) practice yoga, tai chi, or meditation; and sixteen percent (16%) use another method of stress-relief.

See what teens are saying in the current homepage poll.

What topics have teen users been reading about? Top search terms on Teen Health & Wellness for December and January include:

· Alcohol
· Bullying
· Depression
· Diabetes
· Marijuana

· Obesity
· Smoking
· Steroids
· Stress
· Suicide