Class Catalog

This webinar addresses increasing health information access and use, along with increasing health equity through information by highlighting information from National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus health information resource for patients and their families and friends, resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health and other freely available resources.

Evidence shows that there are marked health disparities between those living in rural areas versus their urban counterparts. This presentation addresses health information resources and data, increasing health information access and use and the NNLM initiative of Bridging the Digital Divide by demonstrating how to find information on health conditions, demographic groups and social issues in MedlinePlus.gov, Rural Health Information Hub, and USDA Economic Research Service.

The webinar series will be held weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 5 - April 2, 2024 and features guest speakers discussing a variety of topics surrounding the social determinants of environmental health.

This free virtual forum on disaster planning and preparedness features expert speakers presenting on data tools and resources, disaster planning communication, and institutional preparedness with a focus on greater inclusiveness and community resilience. Disasters may include weather events, pandemic, violence (mass shooter, violent protests), accidents (train derailment, building collapse, etc.), earthquake, explosion or any other event that may be sudden, unexpected and poses dangers to life and property. 

Sessions marked with an asterisk (*) were CHES approved