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MARSH ASSIGNMENTS/RESOURCES:   History of Health Care   Legal Roles    Fashion   Health Careers

The Library Home Page has several databases containing high quality and authoritative information for your topics.  These include:

• Grolier Online - reference information
   
• Health & Wellness Resource Center (iConn)  - medical information for professionals and general readers
   
• Student Edition (iConn) - magazine and news articles

Try this government website for more medical information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

Here is a link to the UConn Library databases if you have set up a NetID and password:

http://vpn.uconn.edu

http://www.courant.com/classified/realestate/custom/rentals/ 

http://www.apartments.com/Connecticut/CentralConnecticut/NorthwestCentralConnecticut/WestHartford 

http://www.move.com/searchresults.aspx?ct=WEST+HARTFORD&st=CT&styp=rent 

http://www.apartmentlinks.net 

http://hartford.craigslist.org/apa/ (Blocked)

        History of Health Care

Find books using broad search terms such as: medicine and history, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Renaissance and history, etc.

Use reference and history databases such as: Encyclopedia Britannica, Grolier,  History Reference Center and Biography Resource Center

Use NetTrekker to search for websites on hard-to-find subjects

       Legal Roles & Responsibilities

• To get started:
   Health and Wellness Resource Center  (www.iconn.org)
      Medical Dictionary

• General Websites with definitions, details and forms:
     www.healthfinder.gov - links to websites
     www.familydoctor.org
     www.caringinfo.org/
        Search - glossary
     www.alllaw.com/forms/
        Click on "Wills & Trusts"
  

• For ombudsman and mandatory reporters:
     http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/pub/Chap319dd.htm
              >Protective Services for the Elderly
                 Sec. 17b-451. (Formerly Sec. 17a-431). Report of suspected abuse, neglect, 
                 exploitation, or abandonment or need for protective services
      www.ltcop.state.ct.us/
      www.ltcombudsman.org
  

• Hospices in CT
     http://www.healthcarehiring.com/hospice_connecticut.html
     http://www.nhpco.org/custom/directory

     Fashion Biography & History Websites

To research the biography of a fashion designer try going to the Library Homepage and link to

Wilson Biographies in iCONN.

Also try this new search engine:

http://safe.clusty.com/

Or one of these websites:

http://www.fashion-school-finder.com/Featured-Fashion-Designers.htm

http://www.historyofashion.com/historyofashion/fashionframe.html

www.victorianweb.org

       Health Careers

These websites have information on career opportunities in the allied health field:
 

Occupational Handbook/U.S. Dept. of Labor
www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH

Health Care Job Store
http://healthcarejobstore.com/

Health Careers
http://www.mshealthcareers.com/careers

Health Careers in Connecticut
http://healthcareersinct.com/

Hotjobs
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

Medical Training Directory
http://www.medicaltrainingdirectory.com/default.htm

Monster.com Job Search
http://www.monster.com/

www.salary.com

These sites provide lists of professional medical associations: