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South Central Region Featured Projects 2007
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Health Literacy Education Initiative
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Gibson D. Lewis Library
Ft. Worth TX
The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library partnered with the University’s Physician Assistant Studies program in a project designed to increase the health literacy of pediatric caregivers.
The overall project had two audiences:
healthcare/information consumers and patient educators, in this case, students in the physician assistant program. The students were given an overview of health literacy and patient-provider communication. The library provided instructional sessions on searching NLM’s consumer health databases. With these skills in hand, the thirty one students in the program conducted one-on-one patient education sessions at a pediatric clinic. Sixty-eight individuals received instruction from the students in accessing and using MedlinePlus.
Feedback from the program was so favorable that the project will be extended to involve students in the spring 2008 physician assistant program.
Project Director: Lisa Smith, MLS, Outreach Librarian
Information RX for School Nurses and Librarians: MedlinePlus and Go Local
Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library, Houston TX
University of Texas Medical Branch, Moody Medical Library, Galveston TX
MedlinePlus and Go Local Gulf Cost are being promoted to school nurses and librarians in a 38-county subregion surrounding the Houston and Galveston Metropolitan areas. A mail out consisting of promotional MedlinePlus and Go Local materials was sent to all school nurses and school librarians in the subregion along with an invitation to host a MedlinePlus training session.
In November 2007, project staff will be exhibiting and providing information on Go Local at the Texas School Nurses Association fall conference. After the start of the school year, the project staff hopes to be conducting training sessions for school nurses and librarians in the area.
Project Director: Deborah Halsted, MLS, MA, Associate Director, Public Services & Operations
Parish Nurses Promoting Health Information Literacy to Non-English Speaking Hispanic Community
Saint Edward Mercy Medical Center Foundation Library
Fort Smith AR
The St. Edward Mercy Medical Center Library is working with parish nurses and bilingual interpreters at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church to provide access to and instruction on MedlinePlus en español and other health information for the Spanish speaking community. In the coming months, at least four classes will be provided to parents waiting to pick up children attending religious education classes. The classes will be advertised in local newspapers, the church bulletin and on the local Hispanic radio station.
Project Director: Pat Morris, M.Ed., AHIP, Medical Librarian
Patient Information Kiosk
Oklahoma State University Medical Center
L.C. Baxter Medical Library
Tulsa OK
A computer-based patient information kiosk was placed in the Oklahoma State University Medical Center hospital. The kiosk, accessible 24 hours a day, provides patients and family members with access to MedlinePlus and other web-based consumer health information resources. A specially designed web site was created for the interface of the kiosk. The web site provides links to MedlinePlus and other quality websites, general information on library services, and links to the most common diseases seen at the hospital.
Project staff created numerous handouts, bookmarks and posters to publicize the availability of the kiosk. Bookmarks were distributed to waiting rooms and the hospital admissions area; posters were hung in waiting rooms and elevators. The kiosk was unveiled on June 22, 2007 with sixty-eight individuals in attendance.
In the coming months, project staff will provide demonstrations on the use of the kiosk as well as classes on searching the web.
Project Director: Melissa Kash-Holley, MLIS, AHIP, Medical Librarian
WISER Responders
Southeast Louisiana AHEC
Learning Resource Center
Covington LA
The goal of the WISER Responders project is to increase awareness and use of NLM’s WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) to first responders attending FARMEDIC classes in Southeastern Louisiana. The FARMEDIC program trains first responders to deal with farm-related emergencies.
In the coming months, the librarian will be demonstrating the use of PDAs to access the WISER database. She also hopes to exhibit and present a class at the annual Louisiana Fire and Safety Conference in January 2008.
Project Director: Helen Caruso, MLS, AHIP, SEL-AHEC Librarian
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Last reviewed: 27 September 2007
Last updated: 27 September 2007
First published: 01 October 2007
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