Health Information Resources for Medical Interpreters

Poor health literacy can lead to worse health outcomes, increased rate of hospitalization, and higher healthcare costs. In this in-person class medical interpreters learn about sources in different languages and strategies to improve health information literacy.

Health Issues in the Headlines: Learning to Read Between the Lines*

Often the first place your patrons will hear about health issues is in the media. Participants will learn about how health is reported in the news as well as how to evaluate the accuracy and validity of science and health stories in either the online or face-to-face class.

Health Literacy 360

This face-to-face course aims to be a holistic coverage of health literacy for the librarian, moving from awareness to the incorporation of health literacy principles in current service practices to the adoption of new services by identifying stakeholders at their institutions.

Health Literacy: A Universal Precautions Approach

In this face-to-face presentation, healthcare providers learn why it’s important to use a Universal Precautions approach to Health Information Literacy, who is affected and how we can change that to improve health outcomes for all.

Health Statistics on the Web - November 2022

Learn the difference between data and statistics, key features and use of health statistics, steps to finding health statistics, and sources of health statistics at the local, state and national level.

Health Statistics on the Web - September 14, 2022

Learn the difference between data and statistics, key features and use of health statistics, steps to finding health statistics, and sources of health statistics at the local, state and national level.

HIV/AIDS Information Resources from the National Library of Medicine*

This self-paced course provides a comprehensive overview, interactive tour and guided practice to help you become familiar with searching for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and other trusted and reliable sources.

How to Have Fun Teaching with Technology

This face-to face course provides pedagogical and technological training in the basics of creating digital learning objects, such as videos and annotated texts.

HSLANJ Innovations Webinar Series

A webinar series highlighting innovations that Health Sciences Librarians of NJ (HSLANJ) librarians are initiating / have initiated in their libraries and services to patrons.

Improve your data! How to use surveys effectively in healthcare LIS research, evaluation and audit

This face-to-face course is aimed at supporting health LIS interested in beginning a work based research project that uses a survey to get the best out of this method of data collection. The