Wiring Seniors to Quality Health Information

Wu, Lin; Mlis, Laura Blalock; Cunningham, Kay; Graysno, Matt; Msls, MSEd Priscilla Stephenson

doi:10.1300/j381v10n02_02

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“…Partnerships with community groups should not be overlooked when creating health literacy efforts. Many successful collaborative programs were facilitated by NLM grants that encouraged partnerships between libraries and community organizations (Allen et al, 2004;Aspinall et al, 2012;Crampton et al, 2010;Haynes, 2004;Jacobson, 2008;Kouame and Young, 2014;Malachowski, 2011;Marhenke and Howrey, 2014;Paul and Schneider, 2006;Radick, 2015;Strong et al, 2012;Wu et al, 2006). Librarians should consider forming similar partnerships when designing health literacy efforts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This evidence-based program combined health literacy and health information literacy interventions into one curriculum and was delivered by academic librarians to residents at a local senior living community (Aspinall et al, 2012). Another collaboration between academic libraries and senior centers resulted in workshops for seniors on finding and evaluating health information online (Wu et al, 2006). "Healthy aging resources on the web" is an example of a successful collaboration by a public library and an academic library (Marhenke & Howrey, 2014).…”

Section: Older Adultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Health literacy and libraries: a literature review

Barr‐Walker

2016

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Reference Services Review PurposeThe aim of this article is to assess the involvement of libraries in health literacy programs and initiatives based on a review of the literature. MethodologyFour databases were searched for articles that described health literacy programs and initiatives within libraries. FindingsSeveral themes of health literacy programs in libraries emerged: health literacy for older adults, underserved populations, the general public, healthcare professionals and medical students, and patients. Collaborations between libraries and community organizations were frequently utilized. Practical implicationsLibrarians may use this review to understand the history of health literacy efforts and libraries in order to inform future programming. This review will contextualize current research on health literacy and libraries. Originality/valueDespite the currency and relevance of this topic, there are no literature reviews on health literacy and librarianship.

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Health literacy and libraries: a literature review

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2016

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“…50 Similarly, training for users is also being conducted by the WebHealth for Seniors project which the NNLM and Southeastern Atlantic Regional Medical Library cosponsored. 51 Also, education targets can be subdivided into education for disadvantaged groups, 52 education for elderly people, 53 and education for minorities such as African American or Hispanic groups through the diversification of teaching methods. 54 Programs in which parents and children can participate together, 55 outreach programs, 56 and so on also can be beneficial.…”

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Differing Perceptions of Public Librarians and Users in Assessing and Developing Korean Consumer Health Information

Noh

2013

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare perceptions between public librarians and public library users and determine their preferences for quality Korean Consumer Health Information (CHI) websites, providing useful data for future CHI resource development and librarian CHI reference services. In this study, a group of librarians and users assessed health information resource sites that are searched by a relatively high number of users, based on the assessment criteria developed in preceding studies. First, there were significant differences between librarian and user groups in assessing health information resource sites, with the user group assessment being more rigorous. Second, the group that participated in criteria development gave higher points than the nonparticipant group in their site assessment. Third, this study analyzed the influence of librarians’ experience in providing, and users’ experience in searching for, health information. Although the differences were not significant, the more experienced groups gave higher points to both sites and criteria assessment than the ones with no experience. Through this study, a total of fifteen health information websites were assessed, and the results can be referred to by both librarians and users in public libraries and applied to other studies on resource assessment in the future. This study is the first study to deal with the assessment of CHI resources available to public librarians and users, as opposed to past studies, which have focused on general Internet users’ assessment of CHI resources. This study is also the first Korean study that has assessed CHI resources available in public libraries.

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“…The papers analyzed to develop the librarian survey were work by (1) Wu et al, which introduced various education methods using web-based, workshop, education toolkit, and video education; 23 (2) Snyder, Huber, and Wegmann, which evaluated and studied a successful cooperation program between public libraries and university libraries; 24 and (3) Wessel, Wozar, and Epstein, which provided and evaluated CHI training for public librarians in 16 counties in Pennsylvania. 25 The final survey questionnaire contains questions about the current status of CHI service, the effect of CHI education and issues for improvements, and respondents' demographic characteristics.…”

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The Development and Performance Measurements of Educational Programs to Improve Consumer Health Information (CHI) Literacy

Noh¹

2013

Reference &Amp; User Services Quarterly

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This research aimed to develop an education program for public librarians and library users and to measure the effectiveness of this program to promote Consumer Health Information (CHI) Health Literacy is defined as an ability to obtain and process basic health information and services to obtain a proper health diagnosis.2 This definition includes finding information sources on the Internet, searching in online databases such as MedlinePlus and National Library of Medicine, selecting and evaluating reliable CHI sources, searching for up-to-date research information about diseases and disabilities, and obtaining license information for health care providers including medical doctors.3 Health-related education is vital to improving health literacy, both for librarians and library users. In many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, libraries have acknowledged the demand for CHI sources, and developed and provided education programs to satisfy users' demands. Moreover, medical libraries, university libraries, and public libraries have worked together to pursue specialized CHI-related user education.However, even though studies have shown that public library users' demand for CHI-related services or education programs is relatively high in Korea, 4 Korean libraries have not been providing any systematically developed education programs. Moreover, there has been no cooperation between

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Wiring Seniors to Quality Health Information

Cited by 7 publications

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Health literacy and libraries: a literature review

Health literacy and libraries: a literature review

Differing Perceptions of Public Librarians and Users in Assessing and Developing Korean Consumer Health Information

The Development and Performance Measurements of Educational Programs to Improve Consumer Health Information (CHI) Literacy

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