02149nam 2200493 450 99104669175033210-8389-1699-6(CKB)4100000006671635(MiAaPQ)EBC5516322(EXLCZ)99410000000667163520181002d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPromoting individual and community health at the library /Mary Grace FlahertyChicago :ALA Editions,2018.1 online resource (ix, 134 pages) illustrationsIncludes 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a library program, or a community program, it is important to provide health information and sources that are not outdated, difficult to retain, or misrepresented.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.Libraries and communityHealth educationLibrary resourcesPublic librariesHealth promotionHealth literacyPublic healthElectronic books.Libraries and community.Health educationLibrary resources.Public libraries.Health promotion.Health literacy.Public health.021.2Flaherty Mary Grace1960-932602MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910466917503321Promoting individual and community health at the library2098695UNINA