Dear Colleagues, Here is a great opportunity for all consumer/health librarians to learn from the best and get 12 MLA CEs! For the complete course description and to register, please visit the course page here: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=377 Best Regards, Judith Judith Mills, MLIS,MS Knowledge Manager Librarian NCNMLG President FYI. ? Kay Kay Deeney????????????????????????? [log in to unmask] Educational Services Coordinator NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region 310-206-0525 Subject: [PSR-News] Announcement - Consumer Health Online Class June 27 - Health & Wellness @ the Library Health & Wellness @ the Library: The Essentials of Providing Consumer Health Services Dates: June 27, 2012 ? July 27, 2012 Instructor: Kelli Ham Format: 4-week online class (Moodle) Continuing Education: 12 MLA CE, eligible for Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Cost:? Free! ? Consider these facts: ?? "Research shows that individuals often make critical healthcare decisions without enough information?" ?? ?In the past ten years, diabetes increased from 6.8 percent to 8.6 percent of adults. Now 2.4 million California adults have diabetes?" ?? ??7 out of 10 deaths among Americans each year are from chronic diseases, many of which could be prevented by modifying four health risk behaviors?lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption...? ?? "The average American reads at or below the 8th grade level, yet most health care materials are written above the 10th grade level?" ? This is just a sampling of health-related issues that impact your own community. Specialized skills and knowledge are required to serve library users competently who ask tough health questions. ? ???????? What are the most pressing consumer health issues facing your community? ???????? When users come to library for answers to their health questions, are you confident in your knowledge of up-to-date, quality resources that are most appropriate for each individual? ???????? Are you faced with the challenges of finding quality health information in other languages or at understandable reading levels? ???????? Would you like to offer relevant, interesting health programming for your library users, but don't know where to start? ???????? Are you interested in making your community and your library healthier places? ? Build your competencies in the necessary skills and knowledge required for all health-related services by attending this online course. The course follows the contents of the publication "Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff", a partnership project between the California State Library and NN/LM PSR to help libraries everywhere provide top-notch health information services for their communities. For the complete course description and to register, please visit the course page here: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=377 ? NOTE: Our funding requires that priority registration will be given to participants in the Pacific Southwest Region (Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Basin).? Registrants will receive a notice at a later date if they are confirmed in the class. ? Who Should Take This Course: This course is relevant for hospital and consumer health librarians, reference and adult services librarians, and all other library staff who provide health information reference and services to the public. While some staff may not have direct responsibilities in areas such as programming or building partnerships in the community, any staff member with an interest in consumer health services can benefit from exposure to the concepts covered in the course. ? Time required for the course work: To complete all the requirements for the MLA CE credit, participants can expect to spend on average 3-4 hours per week.? For a certificate of completion without the CE, expect about 2-3 hours per week. ? If you have questions about the course, please contact Kelli Ham at [log in to unmask] ? Kelli Ham, MLIS Consumer Health and Technology Coordinator NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region UCLA Biomedical Library 310-825-1984 nnlm.gov/psr ? -
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