Connecting Older Adults to Health Information

This 90-minute webinar covers websites and data sources to help you respond to requests for health information from and about older adults, as well as covering programming ideas to address the health information needs of older adults. 

Sites we'll explore include MedlinePlus, PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, the National Institute on Aging, County Health Rankings and the Congressional District Health Dashboard.

Objectives
  1. Evaluate older adult population data at the local, state and national level.
  2. Identify health information resources to meet the information needs of older adults.
  3. Develop ideas for library and health education programming that address the health information needs of older adults.
Class Length

90 minutes

Continuing Education

Sponsored by the Network of the National Library of Medicine, a designated provider of contact hours (CECH) in health education credentialing by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., this program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive Category I continuing education contact hours.

This class has been approved for 1.5 Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education credits.

CHIS Level 1 Competencies:

1. Know the Community

2. Know the Health Consumer

3. Knowledge of Subject Matter and Resources

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Classes

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Connecting Older Adults to Health Information This 90-minute webinar covers websites and data sources to help you respond to requests for health information from and about older adults at your library, as well as covering programming ideas. 1.50 Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES), MLA, Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1 , Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) On
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