This session will provide an overview of ideas to conduct health outreach and create health programs for libraries and community/faith based organizations.
Activate, Collaborate, and Educate: Health Outreach and Programming in Your Community
This course will provide an overview of ideas to conduct health outreach and create health programs for libraries and community/faith based organizations. Participants will learn how to integrate resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and other reputable agencies to introduce community members to NLM resources in fun and engaging ways. Examples of programs for children, teens, adults and seniors using NLM and other National Institutes of Health center and office resources will be shared.
This course was originally created by Lydia Collins, former Consumer Health Coordinator for the NNLM Middle Atlantic Region.
Additional Materials:
Objectives:
This presentation provides an overview of planning health programs for organizations incorporating resources from the National Library of Medicine. By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Locate county level information on health needs within their community
- Locate relevant NLM consumer health resources for specific target populations
- Identify organizations for health outreach partnerships
- Outline a potential health outreach or health program for their organization
Course Materials:
Class Length:
60 minutes, 2 hours, 3 hours
Course Developer(s):
Instructor(s):
Dana Abbey,
Colorado/Community Engagement Coordinator
Nancy Patterson,
Network Engagement Coordinator
Continuing Education:
- This course has been approved for 1, 2 or 3 hours of Medical Library Association Continuing Education Units.
- This course qualifies for Medical Library Association, Consumer Health Information Specialization Levels 1 and 2
This class is eligible for Consumer Health Information Specialization continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.
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