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Oct
02
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health literacy, health literacy month, librarian roles, medical librarian, Medical Librarians Month, National Health Observances
October is not only Health Literacy Month it is also National Medical Librarians Month. Do you consider yourself a medical librarian? Do you find yourself providing health information to your patrons, patients, clients, students, or the public? If part of your job is to provide health information, you are part of the medical library and… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Public Libraries
May
04
0 comments Tags: community organizations, consumer health, health information, libraries, National Health Observances, older adults, outreach
May includes many national health observances including Older Americans Month, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and Mental Health Awareness Month. Though Older Americans Month isn’t strictly a health observance, it does provide an opportunity to re-examine how we view aging and celebrate the lives and contributions of the older adults in our lives and… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances, Mental Health
Apr
14
0 comments Tags: health information, health literacy
Podcasts have become very popular in the last few years. They are a great way to reach audiences who may not get information from social media, blogs, and newsletters. Health information delivered this way can be entertaining while informative. These are not necessarily endorsements but suggestions of podcasts that focus on health that you may or… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy
Mar
08
0 comments Tags: communication, consumer health, health information, libraries, plain language
During my time as a hospital librarian, we offered sessions to the hospital staff (including physicians) about health literacy that emphasized the need to speak in plain language to their patients and families. For many of us, it feels like the medical world speaks a language all its own. I often heard people complaining, “Why… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy
Feb
02
0 comments Tags: #eyes, #NNLMReadingClub, #vision
February is Low Vision Month. “You’re either kind of a super blind person or you’re kind of on the other end of the spectrum, kind of a pitiable blind person, and a lot of what I try and do in the book is kind of looking at the middle, you know, the vast middle ground… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Public Health, Public Libraries