(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine)
Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection”. It will take place on Wednesday, August 7, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration.
How are health communication and health literacy connected? How can you be more effective in providing health information to consumers, patients, clients, library patrons and your community? This one-hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources from NLM, government agencies, and other recognized resources for health literacy and health communication. The presentation addresses improving health literacy, by including information about the NLM/NIH resource MedlinePlus.gov.
This class is worth 1.00 hour of MLA CE credit at CHES, CHIS Level 1, and CHIS Level 2. The experience level is “Beginner”. This is a National NNLM class.
For more information, including the class objectives, and to register, please go here. Registering requires having an NNLM account. Create one here.