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Growing Community Health Literacy through Libraries : Sharing Global Perspectives
Title
Growing Community Health Literacy through Libraries : Sharing Global Perspectives / Brian Galvin, Prudence W. Dalrymple.
ISBN
9783110362640
3110362643
Publication
Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, [2020]
Copyright Notice Date
©2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (VIII, 305 p.).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
In English.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The capacity to understand and communicate health information is a major international health concern. Sponsored by the Health and Biosciences Section of International Federation of Library Associations, this book highlights the contribution that librarians are making to improving health literacy and enabling citizens to be active participants in the management of their own health. Knowledge is power and the World Health Organization recognizes that health literacy, involving effective access to and understanding of health information, is essential to health and well-being in society by empowering and enabling citizens to participate in their own healthcare. The book presents inspiring studies from an international group of authors showing how libraries and librarians are partnering with diverse sectors of society including universities, hospitals, public health clinics, community-based organisations, voluntary bodies and government agencies, to help citizens understand and manage their health. It provides guidance by example to suggest how libraries can help citizens participate in their healthcare and their communities by collaborating with others to increase health literacy in society.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 23, 2020
Series
IFLA Publications ; v.168
Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
About IFLA
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
1 Perspectives on Health Literacy: An Introductory Essay
2 Health Literacy of Children, Adolescents and Parents
3 Managing Health Information to Improve Health Literacy
4 Consumer Health Information Literacy: Librarians' Contribution to Health and Well-being
5 The Hospital Library's Role in Patient Health Literacy in Colombia
6 The Contribution of Australian Hospital Libraries to Improving Consumer Health Literacy: Four Case Studies
7 Promoting Health Literacy through the Health Sciences Library: An Irish Perspective
8 Academic Librarians and Health Professionals Enhance Health Literacy in Uganda
9 Health Literacy at the Free Library of Philadelphia: Discovering Best Practices to Meet Customer Need
10 The Public Library as a Leader in Health Literacy: The Croatian Experience
11 The Dynamics of Health Literacy: Cross-Sectoral Collaboration in Turkey
12 Health Mediaries and their Partnerships with Librarians
13 Empowering Peer Navigators to Improve Health Literacy of Refugees in Anchorage, Alaska
14 Partnering with Community-Based Organizations to Meet Health Literacy Needs in Virginia
15 Librarians Researching Health Literacy: A Scoping Review
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