CHIS Learning Plan Interim Guidance April 2021

Posted by Bobbi Newman on April 16th, 2021 Posted in: Blog

Many of our classes will pause Friday, April 16 – Monday, May 17, 2021, as NNLM refreshes for a new 5- year cycle. Recordings for select CHIS classes are available on YouTube during the pause. Contact nto@utah.edu for information about obtaining continuing education credit.

What is CHIS?

CHIS stands for Consumer Health Information Specialization, a program by the Medical Library Association (MLA). CHIS is recognition for the accomplishment of acquiring new health information skills through training about providing health information services to consumers. NNLM provides free, online training in support of CHIS.

Why Get a CHIS?

Library workers know the value of accurate information. Enhance and expand your skills with evidence-based knowledge and resources that will make you a confident, expert provider of health information to your community. CHIS shows employers, colleagues, and the public that you are committed to offering quality consumer health information services, and to staying current with consumer health information resources, technologies, and services.

How to Earn CHIS credits

Level 1

12 hours of approved continuing education, must cover CHIS core competencies 1-5

1. Know the Community
2. Know the Health Consumer
3. Knowledge of Subject Matter and Existing Resources
4. Health Information Evaluation
5. Communication and Instruction

Level 2

12 additional hours of continuing education, cannot be classes you took to earn Level 1, must cover competencies 6-8

6. Literacy and Health Literacy

7. Technology and Health

8. Ethical and Legal Issues

To Earn CHIS Level One or Two

Take any combination of the classes below to cover the competencies required. See this grid for which competencies these classes cover and to track your credits. Take the remaining number of CE hours you need either from the courses in any list below.

Classes with CHIS Competencies

• Activate, Collaborate and Educate: Health Outreach and Programming in Your Community (Expires Feb 23, 2022) = 1 credit
• Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information   At Your Library (Expires March 16, 2022) = 1 credit
• DNA to Z: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (Expires November 20, 2021) = 1 credit
• Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy   (Expires October 6, 2021) = 1 credit
• From A(ddiction) to Z(its): Teen Health Information (Expires July 16, 2021) = 1 credit
• Getting Started with Information Outreach in Your   Community (Expires July 9, 2021) = 1 credit
• Making Sense of Numbers (Expires January 14, 2022) = 1.5 credit
• Providing   Multilingual and Multicultural Health Information (June 2, 2020) =   1 credit
• Introduction to Citizen Science / Libraries as Hubs for Citizen Science = up to 2 credits
• Rural   Health Resources (Expires November 2, 2021) = 1 credit
• Understanding the Opioid Crisis: Where do I begin? (Expires October 16th, 2021) = 1 credit

Watching any of the following recordings for CE:

• Affinity Groups and Libraries (Expires March 24, 2022) 1credit
• BLOSSOM Symposium Keynote Panel (Expires March 24, 2022) 1.5 credits
• Disability in the Workplace: Let’s talk about accommodations and boundaries (Expires March 24, 2022) 1credit
• DNA to Z: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (Expires November 20, 2021) 1 credit
• Filling Your Cup During COVID: Self-Care Practices in Librarianship (Expires Jan 25, 2022) 1 credit
• From Beyond our Borders: Providing Multilingual and Multicultural Health Information (one hour version) (Expires June 02, 2021)
• Introduction to Mindfulness: Nourishing Ourselves in These Times (Expires May 26, 2021)
• Leading with Compassion during the COVID-19 Crisis (Expires April 22, 2021)
• Listen to Your Body (Expires March 24, 2022) 1credit
• Low Morale Experiences and COVID 19 One Year Later (Expires March 24, 2022) 1credit
• More than Resiliency – Taking Care of Library Workers in Moments of Crisis (Expires March 24, 2022) 1credit
• Providing Library Senior Services in a COVID-19 World (Expires June 17, 2021)
• Putting the Self back in Self-Care: Wellness in the time of COVID-19 (Expires Apr 28, 2021)
• Rocks Roll Downhill: Role of the Supervisor in Creating & Maintaining a Healthy & Humane Workplace BLOSSOM Symposium (Expires March 24, 2022) 1credit
• Trauma-Informed Approach in Libraries (Expires January 20, 2022) 1 credit
• Virtual Programs for Preschoolers: How to encourage wellness, movement & creativity (Expires May 14, 2021)
• Weathering the Storms of Change – Rebounding from Disruptive Life Challenges (Expires March 24, 2022) 1credit
• Yoga as an Act of Self-care for Librarians (Expires January 07, 2022) 1 credit

Take Any Of These On-Demand Classes

• Consumer Health Collection Management – On demand 4 credits
• EvalBasics 1: Community Assessment 1 credit
• EvalBasics 2: Planning Outcomes-Based Programs  1 credit
• EvalBasics 3: Data Collection for Program Evaluation 1 credit
• EvalBasics 4: Data Analysis for Program Evaluation 1 credit
• Health Issues in the Headlines On-Demand 4 credits
• Introduction to Health Reference: Ethics and Best Practices – On demand 4 credits
• MedlinePlus for Public Librarians 1 credit
• Serving Diverse Communities: Accessing Health  Information in Multiple Languages 1 credit
• Serving Diverse Communities: Building Cultural Competence and Humility into the Workplace 1 credit
• Serving Diverse Communities: Finding Data on Health Disparities 1 credit

Contact nto@utah.edu to claim your CE credits and follow the instructions provided. 

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ABOUT Bobbi Newman
Bobbi Newman (MLIS, MA) is the Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist for NNLM R6 at the University of Iowa. She is the author of Fostering Wellness in the Workplace: A Guide for Libraries. She developed the popular NNLM course “Wellness in the Library Workplace.” Bobbi is a mindfulness student and a member of Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH). She currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board for Let’s Move in Libraries. She divides her time between her dog, reading fantasy and nonfiction, playing video games, crafting, kayaking, biking, and gardening.

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