HiveMind by 917 Press

On October 7, 2010, the first organized discussion on Twitter about health literacy using a hashtag of #healthlit was hosted by Dr. Cynthia Baur, the Senior Health Literacy Advisor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (@CDC_eHealth on Twitter) and healthfinder.gov (@healthfinder on Twitter). The main topic discussed was How can we improve health literacy? along with the recently launched National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy and the CDC blogged about the experience. An online archive of the October 7th #healthlit conversation is available.

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (@nnlmpnr on Twitter) participated in the second #healthlit chat discussion on October 28, 2010, hosted by Health Literacy Missouri (@HealthLitMO on Twitter) featuring Dr. Baur, Dr. Arthur Culbert (CEO of Health Literacy Missouri), and Gary Schwitzer, publisher of HealthNewsReview.org and organized as a Twitter Town Hall. (more…)

October is National Medical Librarians Month, a time to promote and celebrate the important work of health information professionals. Here at NN/LM PNR, we’re using Twitter to spread the word about the value of health information professionals, especially those here in our own region.

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Several studies have found that while the majority of youth report using the Internet for health questions, they often lack skills to screen search results for quality answers. To help address this gap, the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition has announced a new curriculum resource for school health personnel, librarians and educators:

Connecting Youth to Quality Health Information

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Have you ever used the NIHSeniorHealth Toolkit for Trainers? If not, give it a whirl!  It includes out-of-the box training curriculum for NIHSeniorHealth and MedlinePlus.  It offers free step-by-step lesson plans, student handouts, glossaries, trainer tools and an introductory video. It also includes materials for hands-on exercises.  These materials can be used for a variety of audiences.  The Toolkit is a free resource that can be used to help people find reliable online health information on their own.  The updates appear in modules 6-8 and reflect recent design changes to MedlinePlus, one of the resources featured in the training.

The NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region is pleased to announce two new Express Outreach Projects underway by the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (NWRPCA) and the Multimedia Resources and Training Institute (MMRTI).

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Where can you find your favorite link from the old MedlinePlus homepage on the new homepage?  The National Library of Medicine released a new FAQ page for MedlinePlus.gov – Where can I find my favorite link from the old homepage on the new homepage?  From the site, you can click on a link on the old homepage to see where it’s moved to on the new homepage.  If you haven’t visited MedlinePlus yet, check it out.  And send your questions and comments to the MedlinePlus team via the Contact Us link that appears on every page.