To be held at MAC/SC Annual Meeting on 10/24/2024.
Spend your time navigating through many angles of health literacy. How does one define health literacy? What does health literacy look like for patients and their families? What does health literacy look like for an informed consumer? What does health literacy look like for you personally as a health sciences Librarian? What are the best methods for each constituency to receive quality information to make them smarter?
*This is a virtual presentation
*An accompanying handout will go with the presentation.
*Comments and questions will be welcomed
*Copies of articles written on multilingual resources and health literacy will be provided
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define health literacy
- Identify different formats to deliver heath literacy information, e.g. comics/graphics
- Identify quality resources to deliver quality information in different languages
- Use MedlinePlus as a trusted resource for lay medical information
- How can a health sciences librarian support health literacy
Audience
Attendees of the MAC/Southern Chapter Annual Meeting 2024
MLA CE: 1.5
Course Includes
- 3 Lessons
- Course Certificate