Health Line - Long Island Library Resources Council
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Health Line - Long Island Library Resources Council
Health Line Newsletter of the Hospital Library Services Program Long Island Library Resources Council Celebrate National Medical Librarians Month this October October is National Medical Librarians Month (NMLM)! Highlighting the fact that medical librarians' knowledge of resources, search skills, and response time ensures that medical professionals receive the highest quality health information available, this year’s NMLM theme is “Critical Knowledge for Critical Times.” Remind your institution's administrators, practitioners, researchers, and students of the critical resources you provide to your institution. How are you celebrating National Medical Librarians Month? Tell us what you’re doing! Send your ideas, programs, pictures, etc. to Christina Rivera at [email protected]. Volume 27, Number 4 ISSN: 0887-3739 September/October 2014 HOSPTIAL LIBRARY SERVICES PROGRAM (HLSP) 2014 ANNUAL MEETING __________________________________________ Friday, December 5, 2014 The Merrick Library Additional information coming soon... It’s almost that time of year! Mark your calendar and be sure to join LILRC for this year’s 2014 Hospital Library Services Program (HLSP) Annual Meeting, which will take place on Friday December 5, 2014 at the Merrick Library. Our guest speakers include: ▪ Renae Barger, Executive Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) ▪ Michael Mangino Jr, Associate Professor of Nursing, Suffolk County Community College, Ammerman Campus Join LILRC for MLA’s Summer Education Series Webinar: Leadership Skills for Health Sciences Librarians Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Time: 2:00PM-3:30PM Location: Farmingdale Public Library Cost: Free for all Description: Many health sciences librarians received little to no formal instruction in project management and leadership skills in library school. This becomes a barrier to working as solo managers and staffers of their own space or as leaders in their larger institutions. Strong leaders need to be able to delegate, manage timelines and expectations, and clearly communicate priorities and expected outcomes. This webinar will give instruction in project management tools and methods, identifying and applying your own leadership style, and effective communication skills both for library staff and library users and stakeholders. Can’t attend in person? No worries! Sign-up for the on-demand viewing and have access to the webinar to view at your own computer. Registration information is available on the LILRC website online at: www.lilrc.org/events. October is Health Literacy Month Did you know that October is designated as Health Literacy Month? Health literacy, or the ability to understand basic health information, has an important impact on health. Patients of lower socioeconomic status, or racial and ethnic minorities, are disproportionately affected by low health literacy. Raising awareness about health literacy and strategizing to improve communication is an important step in addressing health disparities. The “Health Information for the 90%” infographic to the right by Health Communication illustrates how health literacy affects adults. To learn more about health literacy and get ideas for how to raise awareness, take a look at the following resources available online: ▪ American Medical Association Foundation Health Literacy (http://www.amaassn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/ama-foundation/ourprograms/public-health/health-literacyprogram.page): The AMA Foundation sponsors a health literacy campaign in recognition that limited patient literacy influences diagnosis and treatment of disease as well as health maintenance and promotion. The AMA Foundation has been working to raise awareness of health literacy within the health care community. An overview of the problem, news, literacy kit, and tips on how to become involved are included at the site. ▪ Health Literacy and Cultural Competency (http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/hlitix.htm): The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has compiled this page of links to consumer information, evidence reports, tools, and more. ▪ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/literacy): The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality commissioned the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop and test this Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. The toolkit offers primary care practices a way to assess their services for health literacy considerations, raise awareness of the entire staff, and work on specific areas. ▪ Quick Guide to Health Literacy and Older Adults (http://www.health.gov/communication/ literacy/olderadults/default.htm): The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has compiled this guide for people who serve older adults on health and aging issues. The guide provides background information on health literacy and strategies and suggestions for communicating with older adults. Page 2 The LILRC HealthLine is published 5 times a year by the staff of the Hospital Library Services Program. Editor: Christina Rivera, [email protected] Staff: dale Krongel, [email protected]