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Feb
22
0 comments Tags: health disparities, Health Literacy, MedlinePlus
According to the US Census Bureau 22% of people in the US 5 years or older speak a language other than English at home and 8.2% speak English “less than very well”. In the Northeast, those percentages are slightly higher than the national average at 23.7% and 9.4% respectively. But what does that have to… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources
Jan
03
0 comments Tags: HEAL, Health Education And Literacy, Health Literacy, MedlinePlus, Merrimac College
This week’s blog post was written by Dr. Traci Alberti, the Co-PI of an NER Year 4 Grant Funded Project – “Health Literacy and Health Information Resource Education in the Lawrence, Massachusetts Community.” Limitations in health literacy are associated with ineffective care, poor compliance, increased use of health services, worse health status and even death…. Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project, NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health
Dec
16
0 comments Tags: graphic medicine, Health Literacy, youth
Graphic Medicine is comic books and graphic novels that cover topics of health and wellness. The visual format makes the information easier to understand and digest. By reading a personal, non-fiction story, we can learn about issues we may not have experienced ourselves. These stories can also help us feel less alone in our own lives…. Read More »
Posted in: Graphic Medicine
Oct
18
0 comments Tags: health disparities, Health Literacy, resources
October is Health Literacy Month! People working in health information use the term health literacy a lot. But what is health literacy and how can we improve it? What resources are available to help support health literacy? What is Health Literacy? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines health literacy as “the… Read More »
Posted in: Patient Engagement, Public Health
Sep
24
0 comments Tags: censorship, Health Literacy, open science, public libraries, science librarians
This week, September 22, through September 28, is Banned Books Week. It is an annual event celebrating the freedom to not be in the dark and read. It brings attention to both current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. According to the American Library Association (ALA), banned books week was launched… Read More »
Posted in: Blog