LGBTQIA+ Health Information & Resources

The class aims to provide culturally appropriate health information and resources for LGBTQIA+ populations and the librarians and health care practitioners who support them. We have done our best to use culturally sensitive language and examples recognizing that language on this topic, like gender and sexuality, can be fluid.  Providing access to health information for and about these populations is extremely important.

The topic of gender and LGBTQIA+ issues may be sensitive for some. Social stigma, fear, or rejection is real for many people. It is essential to bring awareness to these issues and create practices around addressing them. This class connects with NNLM initiatives addressing Environmental Determinants of Health and Confronting Health Misinformation.

Objectives

Moodle (4 hours):

  1. List four health disparities that LGBTQIA+ individuals and populations experience.
  2. Identify strategies for addressing the health disparities that LGBTQIA+ individuals and populations experience.
  3. Recall three concepts for providing a safe and welcoming environment when serving LGBTQIA communities.
  4. Identify three resources for providing health information for and about LGBTQIA+ populations.
  5. Utilize PubMed and MeSH to search professional literature for LGBTQIA resources.

Continuing Education

Sponsored by the Network of the National Library of Medicine, a designated provider of contact hours (CECH) in health education credentialing by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., this program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive Category I continuing education contact hours.

This class qualifies for Medical Library Association (MLA) Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Level 1.

This class qualifies for Medical Library Association (MLA) Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Level 2.

This class has been approved for 4 Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education credits.

This class covers the following Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) competencies:

CHIS Level 1:

C1. Know the Community
C2. Know the Health Consumer
C3. Knowledge of Subject Matter and Resources
C5. Communication, Reference, and Instruction

CHIS Level 2:

C8. Ethical and Legal Issues

NNLM is the CNE Presenter for this class. 

Illinois CNE Sponsor: 

Medical Library Association
225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 650
Chicago, IL 60606
License No. 236.000169

To see if your state licensing board accepts this course for CNE credit go to www.mlanet.org

Class Owner(s)

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Class Instructor(s)

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Classes

Event Title Event Start Date Summary Continuing Education Credits CE Categories Is Online Registration
LGBTQIA+ Health Information & Resources The class aims to provide culturally appropriate health information and resources for LGBTQIA+ populations and the librarians and health care practitioners who support them. 4.00 CHES, MLA, CHIS Level 1, CHIS Level 2, CNE On
Event Title Event Start Date Summary Continuing Education Credits CE Categories Is Online Registration

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