Health and Science Literacy Programs and Resources for the 95 Communities of Charles City and New Kent Served by Heritage Public Library

Heritage Public Library will improve public health by providing health and science programs and resources to improve individuals access to health and science information. This will expand the health and science literacy of our community of populations underrepresented by biomedical research. Heritage Public Library will emphasize virtual programs and these programs will be conducted online if feasible or will include materials that can be taken home to serve the large proportion of Heritage Public Librarys community that do not have reliable broadband access. Heritage Public Library will liaise with expert community and national organizations and individuals such as the National Network of the Library of Medicine to provide information about resources such as MedlinePlus and information about . Heritage Public Library will provide varied health and science programming that will cover a range of health issues including genetic aspects of health, mental health, medications, nutrition, exercise, aging, and child development.