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Health Information for Kids and Teens and Seniors, Oh My!

Whether it's reading a funny story about germs and hand washing to preschoolers or helping a senior citizen learn about an upcoming surgery, providing health information is a common and very important task for librarians. Much attention is given to topics such as best practices for the health reference interview, cultural sensitivity and health literacy. But what are best practices for serving users in different age groups? How do the needs of a teenager differ from a senior citizen? What are some ways to engage users through fun and interactive programs, regardless of age? This webinar will explore the health information needs and information seeking behaviors of kids, teens, boomers and seniors. You will discover some new resources and some tricks in getting to fantastic resources for different age groups using MedlinePlus. We will present resources for fun, interactive, quality health programming for all ages and also discuss strategies for partnering with a variety of organizations and schools in your community. Keep your users informed about their health, and have some fun along the way!

Keywords

children, kids, teens, teenagers, seniors, older adults, aging,

Languages

English

Contents

MEDLINEplus

Other NLM

Non NLM

Consumer Health

Internet/World Wide Web

Formats

Webcast

Class

Audiences

Information Professionals

Contacts

Ham, Kelli : Author

Publication Date:

October 28, 2008

This record was added on December 17, 2008 and last modified on December 19, 2008.