Flaherty, Mary Grace, 1960-
Promoting individual and community health at the library / Mary Grace Flaherty. - 1 online resource (ix, 134 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Public libraries and consumer health: a historic perspective -- Health information provision in public libraries -- Health programming in public libraries -- Reaching out to the community: opportunities for wider engagement -- Looking ahead: future opportunities -- Onward and upward.
Flaherty covers strategies used by libraries to improve people's access to and use of health information. Whether for an individual, a library program, or a community program, it is important to provide health information and sources that are not outdated, difficult to retain, or misrepresented. Public libraries are the perfect setting for empowering patrons with this information.
9780838916995 (e-book)
Libraries and community.
Health education--Library resources.
Public libraries.
Health promotion.
Health literacy.
Public health.
Electronic books.
Z716.4 / .F534 2018
021.2
Promoting individual and community health at the library / Mary Grace Flaherty. - 1 online resource (ix, 134 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Public libraries and consumer health: a historic perspective -- Health information provision in public libraries -- Health programming in public libraries -- Reaching out to the community: opportunities for wider engagement -- Looking ahead: future opportunities -- Onward and upward.
Flaherty covers strategies used by libraries to improve people's access to and use of health information. Whether for an individual, a library program, or a community program, it is important to provide health information and sources that are not outdated, difficult to retain, or misrepresented. Public libraries are the perfect setting for empowering patrons with this information.
9780838916995 (e-book)
Libraries and community.
Health education--Library resources.
Public libraries.
Health promotion.
Health literacy.
Public health.
Electronic books.
Z716.4 / .F534 2018
021.2