Quick Summary
There are two sessions remaining in our Consumer Health Information Series for Library Staff. Build your Health reference skills, or earn credit towards your Consumer Health Information Specialization.
Librarians and other information and health professionals know the life-saving and life-enhancing value of accurate health information. The courses in this series explore topics such as mental health information, health communication and literacy, health programming and rural health resources.
Join us for one (or all) to expand your skills and knowledge to become a confident, expert provider of health information to your community. The Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) is a program provided by the Medical Library Association (MLA). The MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization offers training in providing health information services to consumers and recognition for the accomplishment of acquiring new health information skills.
This series is sponsored by Minitex and the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, and qualifies for credit towards Consumer Health Information Specialization.
Sessions, Dates, and Registration follow. Register for one, some, or all. Sessions will be recorded and registrants can watch the recording, submit the completion form, and receive credit toward specialization if they are not able to attend in person.
Session 3: Health Programming at Your Library
Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST
Description and Registration
Session 4: Rural Health Resources
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST
Description and Registration
Recordings, handouts, and the link to the form to confirm your attendance can be found on the session landing pages below:
Session 1: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library
Date: Thursday, Sept 12, 2024 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST
Session Page, Recording and Handouts
Session 2: Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST
Session Page, Recording and Handouts
