The Rural Health Webinar Series is being held in recognition of National Rural Health Day the 3rd Thursday in November. This series is an exploration of the efforts that communities, organizations, and other stakeholders take to address the unique health needs of rural populations in the United States and aims to provide practical evidence-based solutions that support librarians, health educators, community leaders, and direct care providers to improve rural health outcomes. The purpose of the series is to engage participants with information regarding rural health issues, research findings, and innovative approaches to health information access and policy informing the delivery of health care in rural communities.
Course URL: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/rural-health-webinar-series-november-2024
Learning Objectives:
- Identify programs, projects, and practices related to health and health information outreach addressing rural health .
- Discuss social and environmental determinants of health impacting rural populations.
- Understand the intersection of rural community health needs with public libraries.
- Describe possible community and health interventions which can improve social connection and health of rural community members.
Agenda:
Each session will be 60 minutes and will include:
An introduction to the NNLM.
Guest speaker contents
NOTE: The course URL below takes people to the NNLM catalog listing for the series. All of the individual sessions are linked on the bottom of the page and include the registration links for each of the individual sessions.
MLA CE Credits: 1
Illinois CNE: 1
Course Includes
- 2 Lessons
- Course Certificate