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Flaherty, Mary Grace, 1960-

Promoting individual and community health at the library / - ix, 134 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes 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a library program, or a community program, it is important to provide health information and sources that are not outdated, difficult to retain, or misrepresented.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.

ISBN: 0838916279 9780838916278

LCCN: 2017052429

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Health education--Library resources.
Libraries and community.
Public libraries.
Health promotion.
Health literacy.
Public health.
Health Education.
Health Literacy.
Health Promotion.
Libraries.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Nonfiction.

LC Class. No.: Z688.M4 / F53 2018 Z716.4 / .F53 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 025.2/761 021.2/8

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WA 590 / F575p 2018