Promoting Individual and Community Health at Your Library - Softcover

Flaherty, Mary Grace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838916279 ISBN 13: 9780838916278

Verlag: ALA Editions, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Though today’s consumers have unprecedented access to health information, its quality and veracity varies widely. Public libraries can play an important role in supporting library users in their health information seeking efforts. In this book Flaherty shows how to guide library users to high quality health information by relying on up to date, authoritative sources. She also demonstrates why taking the initiative to offer health promotion programming can be a valuable form of community outreach, serving community needs while increasing visibility. Library directors, programming staff, reference librarians, and health educators will all benefit from this book’s patron-centered stance, which features

• a historic overview of the consumer health movement and how it intersects with public libraries;
• guidance on finding and evaluating the best print, electronic, and app-based health information sources, with advice on keeping up to date;
• an in-depth look at collaborative efforts to provide and sponsor simple health-related activities in public libraries, spotlighting programs in action at libraries across the county;
• instructions on creating, planning, preparing, marketing, and evaluating a public library health program;
• discussions of important issues surrounding health information provision efforts, including patron privacy and liability concerns; and
• guidelines for public libraries’ role in public health efforts, including disaster preparedness.

Armed with this book’s expert advice and plentiful examples of successful initiatives, public libraries will feel empowered to make a difference in community members’ health and well-being.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ALA Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0838916279
• ISBN 13: 9780838916278
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar