A "one-stop shop for state and national tools related to healthy child development policies and practices intended to improve early identification of developmental concerns among children birth to age 8." Includes links to screening, measurement, and evaluation tools as well as training materials for health care providers.
Excellent tool for understanding the experiences of those with hearing loss. Listen to how a variety of sounds with varying levels of hearing ability actually sound from those with hearing loss.
"A powerful and intimate journey into the uncharted territory of Americans living longer than ever - and what it means for them, their loved ones and our society." Watch the streaming video (54-minutes), read the stories and interviews, learn about the issues on the accompanying website.
At TEDx 2011, Dr. Zahra Moussavi, a Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering discusses her special interest and research in early diagnosis of Alzheimer's and neurorehabilitation.
18-minute video featuring veteran and writer Tom Brokaw and his daughter, Jennifer, discussing the need for honest dialogue about end-of-life care issues, such as living wills, health directives, and more, among families and with healthcare providers.
From TEDx 2012, Lyda C. Arévalo-Flechas, PhD, MSN, RN presents her research on the factors influencing Latino/Hispanic caregivers' perception of the experience of caring for a relative with Alzheimer's disease.
From the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, this website includes information for both the public and healthcare professionals on PTSD including overviews of the condition, recent research and publications, and links to open courses, videos, and toolkits.
When Women Come Marching Home / PBS
56-minute documentary exploring PTSD in women veterans (DVD available for checkout from the Kresge Library Checkout Desk - DVD 4750. Checkout time is 3 days for students.)
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan (2012)
Watch the video trailer for the book about the journey of a Iraqi war captain plagued by war wounds and PTSD. Books - 3rd Floor / Call Number - HV 1569.6 .M56 2011
Resources on preventing, identifying, and responding to interpersonal violence. Guides include Child Maltreatment, Dating Violence Among Adolescents, and Children and Adolescents Exposed to Violence.
This three-part video series follows the stories women facing prostitution, domestic violence, teen pregnancy, and child labor in our own country and beyond. Companion website with links to engagement and educational materials also available. (DVD available for checkout from the Kresge Library Checkout Desk - DVD 4558. Checkout time is 3 days for students.)
This award winning documentary on sexual violence "explores the trauma of sexual assault through one young woman’s journey from teenage rape victim to Miss World to empowered lawyer and activist." (DVD available for checkout from the Kresge Library Checkout Desk - DVD 4673. Checkout time is 3 days for students.)
Resources on preventing, identifying, and responding to interpersonal violence. Guides include Intimate Partner Violence: Resources for Victims and Families.
Provides educational resources for physicians to discuss health behavior changes with their patient. SBIRT - Screening / Brief Intervention / Referral to Treatment.
Journey across America in this documentary film highlighting how medical practice is being changed by putting the patient first (DVD available for checkout from the Kresge Library Checkout Desk - DVD 4749)
Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 5th Edition by 
Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8th Edition by 
Problem-Based Behavioral Science and Psychiatry, 2nd edition by 
The Oxford Handbook of Emerging Adulthood by 
