A health education outreach partnership between an academic medical library and public library: lessons learned before and during a pandemic

A health education outreach partnership between an academic medical library and public library: lessons learned before and during a pandemic

Background: Public libraries serve as community centers for accessing free, trustworthy health information. As such, they provide an ideal setting to teach the local community about health and health literacy, particularly during public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2018, an outrea...

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Main Authors: Stephanie M. Swanberg, Nancy Bulgarelli, Mithya Jayakumar, Erin Look, Tyler B. Shubitowski, Rose Wedemeyer, Emily W. Yuen, Victoria C. Lucia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of the Medical Library Association
Subjects:
outreach
community engagement
health education
health literacy
public library
academic medical library
Online Access:https://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1413

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