Free continuing education for public library staff

Are you a public library staff member? Are you looking for health programming ideas? Do want to improve your ability to respond to health information requests? The National Network of Libraries of Medicine provides free online training. Some of the courses may even qualify for continuing education credit that can be applied to the Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS). Here are some of NNLM’s upcoming online education opportunities with topics of interest for public libraries.  Unless noted, these trainings are delivered via webinar. Please note time zones. Be sure to sign up early, as some online classes do have a cap and fill quickly. Connections4Health: A Person-Center Approach for Addressing Social Determinants of Health in the Community Aug 21, 2018  12:00PM – 1:00PM ET NNLM MAR  MLA CE Credit Available Connections4Health is a Southwest PA Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program designed to partner with community health centers and community-focused organizations to address the broader, unmet social health needs of their patients or patrons, such as food security, housing and employment. Health Information in Public Libraries: Study Results Aug 21, 2018 2:00PM – 3:00PM CT  NNLM GMR MLA CE Credit Available Professor Catherine Arnott Smith, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present some of the most interesting findings from two studies of public library workers and health information that she’s conducted since 2015. NNLM Jour...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tags: All of Us Blog Consumer Health Education Outreach Source Type: news