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moderated by @akaur0
Wakelet (compilation of tweets) (pdf) by @violetbfox
suggested resources:
- Goodman, X. (2016). Questioning health sciences authority. In N. Pagowsky & K. McElroy (eds.), Critical library pedagogy (Vol 2, Chapter 17). Chicago: ACRL.
- Health Literacy Month October 1 – 31. (2018). http://www.healthliteracymonth.org
- National Network of Libraries of Medicine. “Health literacy.” https://nnlm.gov/initiatives/topics/health-literacy
discussion questions:
- Q1. How would you define “health literacy”? How does promoting #healthliteracy fit into your library’s goals or into your own professional goals? #critlib
- Q2. Health Literacy Month is in October, so Sept is a great time to ask if your library engages in #healthliteracy initiatives. If yes, what does your library do? If not, what would you like it to do? #critlib
- Q3. Health literacy is important for the general public as well as for health science professionals. How can libraries encourage critical thinking & #healthliteracy skills in interactions between patients and healthcare providers? #medlibs #critlib
- Q4. Where do you see an overlap between #healthliteracy and #critlib? #medlibs