(via Sarah Miles, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – South Central Region)
Good afternoon! Please excuse cross-posting. The SCR office is excited to share about an upcoming webinar, Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library, which will take place next Wednesday, August 16, from 12pm – 2pm CT. The class will feature an overview of some of NLM’s consumer-focused databases and discuss to meet the needs of consumers at your library or institution.
This class will be taught by one of our coordinators and is part of an ongoing national effort to ensure you get the classes you need! The class fulfills the foundational requirement for Level 1 of the Consumer Health Information Specialization<http://www.mlanet.org/page/consumer-health-information-specialization> through the Medical Library Association and can also be counted towards completion of Level 2.
For information on attending, please visit the course listing<https://nnlm.gov/class/beyond-apple-day-providing-consumer-health-information-your-library/7603> or see the information below. We hope to see you there!
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Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library
Time: Wednesday, August 16 at 12 – 2pm CT / 11am – 1pm MT
Instructor: Sarah Miles
Note: This class counts towards the MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization.
Description: This hands-on class will cover the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public. Come learn about the evolution of consumer health, health literacy and the e-patient. Participants will be equipped with knowledge of top consumer health sites, e-patient resources and collection development core lists. We will discuss creative ideas for health information outreach. The class will wrap up with an opportunity to explore effective marketing approaches and develop an elevator speech.
Objectives: This class teaches you the basics of providing consumer health information at your library. We will cover:
- History and evolution of consumer health
- Challenges of providing consumer health information at your library
- Planning a consumer health service
- Collection development
- Consumer health on the internet
- The reference interview
- Ethics
- Outreach
- Project development / marketing