Article
Health information programming in public libraries: a content analysis
Public Library Quarterly
(2018)
Abstract
Health information programs, defined as library programs focusing on health-related topics, are an essential way for public libraries to reach out to their user communities, raising awareness of and interest in healthy lifestyle, promoting access to quality health information, and ultimately enhancing health literacy of the citizenry. This study presents a content analysis of the health information programs provided by a large urban public library system in the past year, seeking to strengthen the professional understanding of how public libraries can contribute to health literacy improvement through effective programming, and help other libraries gain insights on health information program planning and implementation.
Keywords
- Heath literacy,
- public library,
- library programming,
- outreach
Disciplines
Publication Date
2018
DOI
10.1080/01616846.2018.1498704
Publisher Statement
This is the Author’s Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Public Library Quarterly on August 3, 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01616846.2018.1498704.
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Citation Information
Lili Luo. "Health information programming in public libraries: a content analysis" Public Library Quarterly Vol. 37 Iss. 3 (2018) p. 233 - 247 ISSN: 0161-6846 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lili_luo/37/