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.
This class is approved for 1 credit hour of State of Illinois continuing nursing education (CNE) credit. Illinois CNE Sponsor: Medical Library Association, 225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 650, Chicago, IL 60606. License No. 236.000169. Your certificate of completion from MLA will include language that the class was approved for CNE. You'll need to save the certificate and work directly with your state credentialing agency. Select this link for states that accept CNE from the State of Illinois.
- Evaluate older adult population data at the local, state and national level.
- Identify health information resources to meet the information needs of older adults.
- Develop ideas for library and health education programming that address the health information needs of older adults.