Class Experience Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
This class is no longer accepting registrations
This 1-hour webinar is designed to assist librarians, and others who work with multilingual populations, to locate health information in languages other than English. The resources presented are selected for their emphasis on providing information in the preferred language of the population.
The presentation addresses increasing health information access and use 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.
Class Resources:
Providing Multilingual Health Information Slides (PPT)
Providing Multilingual Health Information Slides (PPT)
Objectives:
- Explore immigration and language usage data at the national, state and county level.
- Identify reliable websites that provide quality health information in multiple languages.
- Highlight NNLM Funded Community Projects
Class Details
Date(s): June 20, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Platform: Zoom
CE Credits: 1.00
CE Categories: Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES), Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
This is a National NNLM class.
Class Contacts
Host/Instructor: Sheppard
Technical Assistance: Rebecca Brown
Can't join us live?
Register anyway and you'll receive the recording after the event.