Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $100 (nonmember, $150)
Attendance Maximum: 30

Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine.

Instructor(s): Nancy Allee, AHIP, Deputy Director, Health Sciences Libraries, Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, and Ron Bialek, Executive Director, Public Health Foundation, Washington, DC

Offered: Saturday, May 17, 8:00 a.m.–noon

The Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) project is a public-private initiative that provides web-based comprehensive data and useful information about the health of all counties in the United States. Librarians have a role in helping disseminate CHSI data specific to their local areas, training public and community health workers in using CHSI, and developing local collaborations and partnerships to develop targeted health information interventions. Librarians will be introduced to local health data that can be used to influence policy and engage communities in improving their health.