Providing Multilingual Health Information

Class Experience Level
Beginner, Intermediate

This class is no longer accepting registrations

This 1-hour session is designed to assist librarians and others who work with diverse populations in locating health information. The resources presented are selected for their emphasis on providing information in the preferred language of the population. Participants will have the opportunity to become familiar with the features and scope of several Internet resources.

This presentation addresses increasing health information access and use, along with increasing health equity 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.

 

Objectives:
  1. Explore immigration and language usage data at the national and state level.
  2. Identify reliable websites that provide quality health information in multiple languages.
  3. Review NNLM Funded Community Projects

Class Recording

Class Details

Date(s): March 6, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Platform: Webex
CE Credits: 1.00
CE Categories: CHES, CHIS Level 1
Class Experience Level: Beginner, Intermediate
This is a National NNLM class.
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Class Contacts

Host/Instructor: Bennie Finch
Technical Assistance: Rebecca Brown

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