Health

EMT

I have an instructor developing an exam for our school's EMT program.  He is asking if there are any open licensed test banks for
1) classic "logic puzzle" questions (so not necessary health-related)
2) dosage/ unit conversion/ fraction & decimal questions using health scenarios (EMT, ultrasound, nursing fields, etc.)
I've checked my usual locations (eCampus Ontario, BCcampus, OpenOregon, Merlot, OERCommons) with little success, so any leads would be greatly appreciated!

Hi Jessica, I was just looking at nursing-related OER for a faculty member. The one that I usually forget to check is Wisc-Online's learning object collection: https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/career-clusters/health-science

Health Care Careers

Looking for OER materials suitable for high school or college 1st-year students on health care careers.  
From the course description: "This course introduces students to varied careers in healthcare and the educational, legal, and professional requirements of those careers.  Course work includes researching healthcare professions, the use of electronic media in healthcare, workplace readiness skills, and the characteristics of successful healthcare employees."

I did an Advanced search for health care career and high school/general ed/lower division and found the following:
Material Search Results (merlot.org)
There are 82 resources. They may not all be what you want, but you'll find some you can use.

Health Education

Hello - I have done some searching but wanted to see if anyone had some good OER sources/materials for the following Health Ed class (class content description from the instructor below):
Thank you
Here is my course description for HE 101
Students will explore health behaviors, heath promotion and wellness concepts. The course includes study and analysis of specific lifestyle factors and their relationships to well-being and disease. Areas of study will include mental wellness, stress and stress management, physical fitness, nutrition, weight management, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, heart disease, cancer, infectious diseases, sexuality, birth control, consumerism and environmental health.
This topic has come up on the list before so you may be able to find more in the old archives  University of Oklahoma has a great lib guide page on health sciences. http://guides.ou.edu/OER/healthsciences  which includes a health education open textbook written by Foothill Community College Dean Judy Baker (PhD Public Health) several years ago.

One of our professors developed an open textbook for her Disease Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles course:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-monroecc-hed110/
It is licensed as CC-BY.

A couple more resources that might be useful for you: 
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/fitness/  This course was developed by Santa Ana College and has been adopted broadly. It draws from multiple resources that in themselves might be worth exploring more deeply for relevant content. 
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/collegesuccess-lumen/  There are some resources about drugs, alcohol, safety, and others from your list. 

This is what's being used at PCC: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/14221-he-250-personal-health-portland-community-college/view

Here's one more for your collection:  Disease Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-monroecc-hed110/

I found the Lumen Health book and chose to convert it to a Google Document so that I could adjust the order, add a couple more chapters, and I also wanted to ensure my students could easily get a paper copy from our bookstore.  
Here's the link to the google document I made:   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g4OYMjgg7ISQeITbqjoWIAd_f5PoXZB_JAIsoQxKfyg/edit#  
I'd love to hear your feedback and any suggestions you have.
Also, I did have the Google Document checked for accessibility by our specialist and it passed all requirements.

Health Science

Merlot has a nice collection of objects which can be used in the health sciences area.  To see them go to:https://www.merlot.org/merlot/HealthSciences.htm?utm_content=buffer828c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer  Then click on “General” topics in the lower right of that screen.  Many more topics, broken down by specialty, will appear on the next page.

I am looking for OER materials related to the following courses
Introduction to Public Health
Introduction to Community Health Work
Community-Based Health Education in Health and Illness
Chronic Disease Management

The Open RN Mental Health and Community Concepts textbook was just released this month in Pressbooks. Chapters 16-18 introduce concepts related to community health assessments, vulnerable populations, environmental health, and emergency preparedness.
Perhaps you can find something you can adapt for your needs? It has CC-BY 4.0 licensing.

Here's a list of Oregon adoptions related to the keyword "health" that you may be interested in browsing through:
http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=health

There may be topics/chapters  in my Introduction to Health OER Textbook that might work for public health:  
https://pressbooks.pub/introtohealth/

Medical Law and Ethics

Our faculty are currently using Lewis, A.L., Tamparo, C.D., Tatro, B.M.. (2012) Medical Law, Ethics, & Bioethics for the Health Professions, 7th, F.A.Davis book.
 They would like to know if there is an OER textbook with which they could replace it.  
It is used for our Medical Law and Ethics course for medical assistants.  We appreciate any assistance you could provide.

Here's a link to an openly licensed syllabus showing how this course is taught at Linn-Benton Community College:
 https://libarchive.linnbenton.edu/concern/syllabi/m613mx72g?locale=en

Medical Terminology

I have a faculty member creating an online Medical Terminology course for 1 credit hour.  I found the resources below, but she’s requesting a “more comprehensive” single resource, preferably system based.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
https://medlineplus.gov/xml.html
https://www.oercommons.org/courses/understanding-medical-words
https://openstax.org/details/anatomy-and-physiology
http://libguides.brooklyn.cuny.edu/ancientmedicine_goyette/home
https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/247622?format=EBOK
https://www.wisc-online.com/search?searchType=3&q=medical+terminology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fiEszFPRE8
https://medlineplus.gov/medicalwords.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots,_suffixes_and_prefixes

Here is a link to a resource from the grant that I worked on: https://www.skillscommons.org/handle/taaccct/7825
There is a Medical Terminology module (two modules, I believe) organized according to each body system. There are also worksheets that accompany the modules which help the learner to review his or her understanding of the basic prefixes, root words, and suffixes for medical terms and procedures.

I see that Washetenaw Community College has many resources for OER but is there a text out there for Medical Terminology that is OER?

Check what we have listed at http://libguides.wccnet.edu/oer-subjects/healthcare-terminology
WCC medical terminology class does not currently use an OER.   

An instructor is looking to replace an expensive Med Terms text due to a curricular restructuring.  
The need includes not just the basics of anatomy and physiology, but also Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes and combining forms.  
Besides the "usual suspects" what gems might you good folks have to share?  Media-rich resources and interactive activities / games etc.
(scored or unscored) would be highly appreciated!

This resource may be of interest:
Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach (2022, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, CC BY 4.0) Includes 5HP interactive activities!

Here is one that may be helpful Building a Medical Terminology Foundation with multiple H5P. There is a second edition in the work with plans for a Fall publishing.
It might be worth noting there has been multiple iterations of it available via Pressbooks Directory. So many beautiful and useful repurposes.

Here's what's being used in Oregon:

Personal Health

I have a faculty member searching for OER for a personal health course (H ED 1113),
part of the Health and Physical Education degree that prepares teachers and coaches for K-12 schools.
The degree program falls under the department of Health and Kinesiology   The description is below.
H ED 1113 - Principles of Health and Fitness/Wellness
Description: In this course, students will learn to assess and enhance their overall well-being by integrating physical, mental, and emotional health practices
into their daily lives. They will develop essential life skills for making informed decisions about nutrition, exercise, stress management, and self-care.
Students will create personalized wellness plans that promote balance and resilience.
By the end of the course, students will have a set of practical skills and insights that will help them tackle health challenges
and support their well-being throughout life.


We have a range of resources that you can remix from in making a customized version for your faculty:
https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Health_and_Fitness
https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sports_and_Exercise
or a broader search on health:
https://commons.libretexts.org/?search=health
Of particular interest is a textbook that is still under construction from De Anza College that should be available soon. |
I know they have been spending a lot of effort in crafting it over the past year.
It's title is "Fit Happens: Essential Principles of Fitness, Wellness, and Health". I can hook you up with the authors if you like.

We have two books that may be of interest.
The Art & Science of Personal Wellness
The Foundations of Human Movement and Physical Fitness

 

Pharmacology Nursing

I am looking for an OER textbook for Pharmacology Nursing. Any suggestions?  

A faculty member of ours in dental hygiene is developing a Pharmacology OER - it's not an open textbook (and also not for nursing), but it may include some materials that could support your curriculum. You might contact her: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/members/amatthews/

Social Service and Mental Health

A faculty member is exploring the possibility of offering a micro-credential related to social service education and mental health.
Is anyone using or aware of OER for any of the topics below?
Trauma-informed care
Ethics in social service
Substance use disorders and treatment
Basics of case management

  Hi Sarah, we're working on a related project :)
Our research consultant Michaela Willi Hooper writes:
Trauma-Informed Care:
Action steps using ACEs and trauma-informed care: a resilience model in Health & Justice (CC BY 4.0)
Trauma-Informed Care- A Sociocultural Perspective in Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (SAMHSA, public domain)
Multi-Tiered System of Supports to Address Childhood Trauma: Evidence and Implications from Policy Analysis for California Education. (CC BY 4.0)
Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice: What Is It and Why Should We Care? on the Virtual Connections blog (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Trauma informed practices in Exploring Substance Use in Canada (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
What is Trauma-Informed SEL? From Transforming Education (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Trauma-Informed School Practices (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Trauma Informed Behaviour Support: A Practical Guide to Developing Resilient Learners (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sexual Violence and its Impact on Physical, Mental, and Psychological Health in Northern and Indigenous Health and Healthcare (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Substance use disorders and treatment:
Theories and Biological Basis of Addiction (CC BY-NC 4.0). See especially 1.2, 2.3, 6, 7.
Assessment & Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Foundations of Addiction Studies (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Addressing the Drug Problem and Reducing Drug Use in Drugs, Health, and Behavior (CC BY-NC-SA)

Sonography and Radiology

Does anyone have some great OER resources for Sonography and Radiology?

We have this resource that you may find useful -
https://openpress.usask.ca/undergradimaging/

Wellness

I have a professor looking for any textbooks that would align well with the course outline for wellness. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

You could also look at the Health book produced at College of the Canyons: Health. We can send you the Word file if needed.

You could check out the materials created at PCC: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/14221-he-250-personal-health-portland-community-college/view