AI Article Synopsis
- In 2011, St. Louis, Missouri launched a partnership aimed at enhancing access to health information through its urban public library system.
- The project involved assessing community health information needs, training library staff, and installing information kiosks to distribute health materials, along with hosting health-related programs.
- The initiative expanded to include local social service and community organizations, ensuring long-term sustainability and alignment with the community's health and wellness goals.
Article Abstract
A partnership to improve access to health information via an urban public library system was established in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2011. A multiyear project was outlined that included an information needs assessment, a training class for public library staff, information kiosks at library branches for delivering printed consumer health materials, and a series of health-related programming. The partnership evolved to include social service and community organizations to carry out project goals and establish a sustainable program that met the health and wellness interests of the community.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4722645 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.104.1.010 | DOI Listing |
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