Date

4-13-2011

Document Type

PowerPoint Presentation

Medical Subject Headings

Public Health Practice; Public Health Informatics; Needs Assessment; Computer User Training; Evidence-Based Medicine; Information Dissemination; Information Services; Libraries

Disciplines

Information and Library Science | Library and Information Science | Public Health

Abstract

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Library, is taking part in ongoing research on public health practitioners’ access and use of information resources with an emphasis on evidence-based public health. Ms. Simpson will report on the Public Health Information Access Project and also provide examples of library outreach projects relating to public health in the New England Region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and how collaborations between libraries and their public health communities, including the research community, can help expand the work and reach of public health departments.

Rights and Permissions

Simpson H. Public Health Information Access -- Research and Services. Presentation at the Public Health Systems & Services Research Keeneland Conference, Lexington, KY, April 13, 2011.

Keywords

Public Health Practice; Information Access; Evidence-Based Public Health