Showing posts with label health information. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health information. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
And that's a wrap!
Finished wrapping up HealthCampNYC, a regional health unconference that took place in May. Check out the summary report.
Monday, June 14, 2010
HealthCampNYC Recap
A month ago, we had an amazing regional health unconference - HealthCampNYC: Using Collective Knowledge to Improve Health Literacy and Community Health. Over 85 people attended and participated in over 24 discussion sessions throughout the day. Check out pictures and discussion notes from the day on the HealthCampNYC wiki.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Register for HealthCampNYC
Registration is open for HealthCampNYC: Using Collective Knowledge to Improve Health Literacy and Community Health on Friday, May 14.
HealthCampNYC is a regional health unconference for librarians, literacy professionals, public health professionals, medical professionals, community-based organizations and people interested in sharing with and learning from each other.
Participants at HealthCampNYC will be expected to share their work, skills and knowledge as active participants. In the rich tradition of unconferences, attendees will determine and manage program topics and sessions. Sessions may include (but are not limited to): how-to workshops, debates, or problem-solving sessions. This collaborative environment presents unique opportunities for learning, sharing, and relationship-building.
HealthCampNYC is hosted by Brooklyn Public Library, with support from the Brooklyn Early Childhood Direction Center, The Health Education and Literacy for Parents (HELP) Project, Kingsborough Community College/CUNY's Launchpad to Careers in Public Health, New York Academy of Medicine Library and the Public Health Association of New York City (PHANYC). This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3501 with New York University.
Register at http://healthcampnyc.wetpaint.com or email us at healthcampnyc@gmail.com.
HealthCampNYC is a regional health unconference for librarians, literacy professionals, public health professionals, medical professionals, community-based organizations and people interested in sharing with and learning from each other.
Participants at HealthCampNYC will be expected to share their work, skills and knowledge as active participants. In the rich tradition of unconferences, attendees will determine and manage program topics and sessions. Sessions may include (but are not limited to): how-to workshops, debates, or problem-solving sessions. This collaborative environment presents unique opportunities for learning, sharing, and relationship-building.
HealthCampNYC is hosted by Brooklyn Public Library, with support from the Brooklyn Early Childhood Direction Center, The Health Education and Literacy for Parents (HELP) Project, Kingsborough Community College/CUNY's Launchpad to Careers in Public Health, New York Academy of Medicine Library and the Public Health Association of New York City (PHANYC). This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3501 with New York University.
Register at http://healthcampnyc.wetpaint.com or email us at healthcampnyc@gmail.com.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
HealthCampNYC - A Regional Health Unconference
HealthCampNYC: Using Collective Knowledge to Improve Health Literacy and Community Health
Friday, May 14
9am - 5pm
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
HealthCampNYC is a regional health unconference for librarians, literacy professionals, public health professionals, medical professionals, community-based organizations and people interested in sharing with and learning from each other.
Participants at HealthCampNYC will be expected to share their work, skills and knowledge as active participants. In the rich tradition of unconferences, attendees will determine and manage program topics and sessions. Sessions may include (but are not limited to): how-to workshops, debates, or problem-solving sessions. This collaborative environment presents unique opportunities for learning, sharing, and relationship-building.
For more information and to register: http://healthcampnyc.wetpaint.com/
HealthCampNYC is hosted by Brooklyn Public Library with support from The Health Education and Literacy for Parents (HELP) Project and New York Academy of Medicine Library. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3501 with New York University.
Friday, May 14
9am - 5pm
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
HealthCampNYC is a regional health unconference for librarians, literacy professionals, public health professionals, medical professionals, community-based organizations and people interested in sharing with and learning from each other.
Participants at HealthCampNYC will be expected to share their work, skills and knowledge as active participants. In the rich tradition of unconferences, attendees will determine and manage program topics and sessions. Sessions may include (but are not limited to): how-to workshops, debates, or problem-solving sessions. This collaborative environment presents unique opportunities for learning, sharing, and relationship-building.
For more information and to register: http://healthcampnyc.wetpaint.com/
HealthCampNYC is hosted by Brooklyn Public Library with support from The Health Education and Literacy for Parents (HELP) Project and New York Academy of Medicine Library. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3501 with New York University.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Save the Date: HealthCampNYC
SAVE THE DATE
HealthCampNYC: Using Collective Knowledge to Improve Health Literacy and Community Health
Friday, May 14
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
HealthCampNYC is a regional health unconference for librarians, literacy professionals, public health professionals, medical professionals, community-based organizations and people interested in sharing with and learning from each other.
Participants at HealthCampNYC will be expected to share their work, skills and knowledge as active participants. In the rich tradition of unconferences, attendees will determine and manage program topics and sessions. Sessions may include (but are not limited to): how-to workshops, debates, or problem-solving sessions. This collaborative environment presents unique opportunities for learning, sharing, and relationship-building.
For more information: http://healthcampnyc.wetpaint.com/
HealthCampNYC is hosted by Brooklyn Public Library with support from The Health Education and Literacy for Parents (HELP) Project and New York Academy of Medicine Library. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3501 with New York University.
Please feel free to share this info and the Save the Date flier with anyone who might be interested.
HealthCampNYC: Using Collective Knowledge to Improve Health Literacy and Community Health
Friday, May 14
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
HealthCampNYC is a regional health unconference for librarians, literacy professionals, public health professionals, medical professionals, community-based organizations and people interested in sharing with and learning from each other.
Participants at HealthCampNYC will be expected to share their work, skills and knowledge as active participants. In the rich tradition of unconferences, attendees will determine and manage program topics and sessions. Sessions may include (but are not limited to): how-to workshops, debates, or problem-solving sessions. This collaborative environment presents unique opportunities for learning, sharing, and relationship-building.
For more information: http://healthcampnyc.wetpaint.com/
HealthCampNYC is hosted by Brooklyn Public Library with support from The Health Education and Literacy for Parents (HELP) Project and New York Academy of Medicine Library. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3501 with New York University.
Please feel free to share this info and the Save the Date flier with anyone who might be interested.
Friday, October 2, 2009
October is National Medical Librarians Month
Looking for quality health or medical information and perhaps not having much luck? Why not ask your medical librarian?
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Community Health Information and Public Libraries
Yesterday I attended a workshop "An Apple A Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library" presented by Arpita Bose from the Mid-Atlantic Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. It was a great workshop. The workshop prompted me to think again about the lack of health information available, particularly easy-to-read, multilingual, and community-based resources. I feel like there is so much that we, as librarians and information professionals, can do, not just in terms of health information, but any information, in general. We can and should play a more active role in working with organizations, institutions, and communities in creating tools and resources to provide access to community-based information and going beyond the resource guides that libraries have been creating and using.
I was in Philly last weekend and visited the Mutter Museum. Pretty interesting museum. What I also found interesting at the museum is Philly's local health information website maintained by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Philly Health Info.org is "a comprehensive directory of health services, events and information for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties." I wonder if the Free Library of Philadelphia and other libraries in Philly participate in this. It is similar to NOAH - New York Online Access to Health since it also links to other resources, such as the Centers for Disease Control and MedlinePlus. It links to NOAH as well. What's different is that it also includes information on health services and events. I wonder how many people use their site, if people find it useful or find it all, can people find it without directly searching for it. I wonder the same thing about NOAH.
I was in Philly last weekend and visited the Mutter Museum. Pretty interesting museum. What I also found interesting at the museum is Philly's local health information website maintained by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Philly Health Info.org is "a comprehensive directory of health services, events and information for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties." I wonder if the Free Library of Philadelphia and other libraries in Philly participate in this. It is similar to NOAH - New York Online Access to Health since it also links to other resources, such as the Centers for Disease Control and MedlinePlus. It links to NOAH as well. What's different is that it also includes information on health services and events. I wonder how many people use their site, if people find it useful or find it all, can people find it without directly searching for it. I wonder the same thing about NOAH.
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