UMMS Affiliation
National Network Libraries of Medicine, New England Region; Lamar Soutter Library
Publication Date
2019-12-05
Document Type
Presentation
Disciplines
Health Sciences and Medical Librarianship | Information Literacy | Public Health Education and Promotion
Abstract
This informational program is designed as a snippet of ways public library staff can increase their knowledge and skills related to consumer health, health literacy and programming that enhances their knowledge of health and wellness. The focus of this PowerPoint is to provide tips to improve usability of health information resources and to promote the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy as outlines by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Multiple NIH resources are utilized in this course.
Keywords
Health Literacy, NIH resources, All of Us Research Program, NNLM, Plain language, Library Professionals, MedlinePlus
Rights and Permissions
Copyright 2019 Martin
DOI of Published Version
10.13028/jqpd-mp89
Journal/Book/Conference Title
2019 Maine Library Association Conference: Building Stronger
Repository Citation
Martin C. (2019). Health Literacy: Making knowledge powerful. University of Massachusetts Medical School Publications. https://doi.org/10.13028/jqpd-mp89. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/publications/33
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Health Sciences and Medical Librarianship Commons, Information Literacy Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons