American Indian Health Information Resources
Abstract
According to the 2010 US Census, approximately 5.2 million people stated that they were American Indian or Alaskan Native. A recent study shows that American Indian use of the Internet to find health information is lower in comparison with the adult U.S. population. This three-hour program will introduce a variety of governmental and non-governmental Internet resources that have health information for American Indian populations. Students attending will be able to practice their skills in finding health information using web resources in this hands-on program.
Objectives
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- identify and describe the National Library of Medicine’s American Indian health databases;
- compare strengths and weaknesses of American Indian health websites;
- utilize websites to obtain health information resources for American Indian populations.
Course Materials
- Agenda
(rev: Nov 6, 2012) - Exercises (rev: Nov 6, 2012)
- Web Resources (rev: Nov 6, 2012)
Continuing Education
Upon successful completion of this class, each participant will receive 3 hours of continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.
Instructors
Greater Midwest Region
Samanthi Hewakapuge, Consumer Health Coordinator, 
1(312)996-2226, 
1(312)996-7791
South Central Region
Cheryl Rowan, Consumer Health Coordinator, 
cheryl.rowan@exch.library.tmc.edu, 1(713)799-7880
Karen Vargas, Outreach and Evaluation Coordinator, karen.vargas@exch.library.tmc.edu, 1(713)799-7198
Author
Karen Vargas, Outreach and Evaluation Coordinator, NN/LM South Central Region
Samanthi Hewakapuge, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM Greater Midwest Region
