Resources for Addressing Community Health Needs
August 24, 2016 1:00 pm MT/ 2:00 pm CT,
https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr2
Presenter: Dana Abbey, Community Engagement Coordinator, NN/LM MCR
There are numerous factors that have the potential to influence the health of your community members including quality of life, health behaviors, utilization of and access to health care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment.
In this hands-on session you will:
- Utilize tools for researching these factors at the local level.
- Identify authoritative health information resources for program planning.
- Identify potential community partners.
Who should attend?
- Public libraries and community organizations planning health outreach activities.
- K-12 staff involved in student health care and/or health and science curriculums (librarians, nurses, teachers).
- Public health grant writers.
- Anyone who interested in knowing about these great resources.
No registration is required. MLA CE credit is available upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Christian Minter,
christian.minter@unmc.edu
Annette Parde-Maass,
AnnetteParde-Maass@creighton.edu
Education and Outreach Coordinators
National Network of Libraries of Medicine,
Midcontinental Region
Check out the Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC) Blog,
http://nnlm.gov/bhic/
