RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HEALTH SCREENING, TREATMENT & PREVENTION

HEALTH SCREENING Online: NHS Health Screening: http://www.screening.nhs.uk/ A Guide to screening and tests: http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/screening/pages/screentesthome.aspx Health Check: http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/NHSHealthCheck/Pages/NHSHealthCheck.aspx Cancer screening: http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/ Breast Screening: http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/breastscreen/ Cervical cancer: http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/index.html http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cervical-screening-test/Pages/Introduction.aspx Bowel cancer: http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/bowel/index.html Prostate cancer: http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/prostate/index.html Other Cancer Research UK: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/ Cancer Research UK: Spot Cancer Early: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/spotcancerearly/ Cancer Research UK: National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative for England: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/spotcancerearly/naedi/ Breast Cancer Campaign: http://www.breastcancercampaign.org/ The Pink Ribbon Foundation: http://www.pinkribbonfoundation.org.uk/ Lab Tests Online UK: http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/ E-Books: Click on the link to go to the e-book Mental health screening and assessment in juvenile justice

ILLNESSES – TREATMENT AND PREVENTION Online: Illness prevention: http://www.faqs.org/health/Healthy-Living-V2/Preventive-Care-Illness-prevention.html Family Education: http://life.familyeducation.com/illness/preventive-medicine/35896.html Books and DVDs: Click on the links below to get more information about these resources and where you can find them in the library, or ask a member of staff for help:- The everything parent's guide to childhood illnesses: Expert advice that dispels myths and helps parents recognize symptoms and understand treatments How to avoid illness and infection The Tuberculosis survival handbook Baby & child healthcare: The essential A-Z home reference to children's illnesses, symptoms and treatments DVDs: Don’t Die Young: Lungs E-Books: Click on the link to go to the e-book Pocket book of hospital care for children; guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources Communicating health and illness