Health literacy: simple definition, thoughtful implementation
Found a concise definition of “health literacy,” and a thoughtful YouTube video as well.
Found a concise definition of “health literacy,” and a thoughtful YouTube video as well.
Can’t find a good dashboard app? On librarian built one using existing Web 2.0 tools, and shared how it was done.
Join us for a “Keeping Current with Social Media” workshop, Friday, 4/6/12
Discussion of mobile apps and podcasts from the New England Journal of Medicine.
Using a smartphone app to encourage blood glucose monitoring compliance in adolescents with diabetes that includes a points reward system redeemable in the iTunes store.
Dr. Margaret “Meg” Chisolm is an advocate for use of Twitter in demystifying psychiatry, and connecting with patients. She is conducting a pilot study on using it in med school.
A favorable article from a newspaper’s website does not mean a new site for medical information is of sufficient quality to be relied upon.
Successful outreach and promotion of library resources and services involves forming partnerships with other departments and organizations, as well as using social media and the latest Web 2.0 tools to educate and inform new and underserved patron groups.
Social media can be a powerful tool in research. We offer a few examples, and links to the thoughts of other bloggers.
An online health quiz may seem well-researched and informative, but it is important to look deeper and try and determine why it is there, and what purpose it serves. This is how information literacy skills interact with health literacy.