This project has been funded by the National Library of Medicine under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3503 with the University of Illinois at Chicago, Library of the Health

Sciences.

GRANT TEAM Mary Jane Clark , Co-principal investigator/chari of BHCHI advisory

committee/member of BFCHI steering committee/enhance stability of the project/publicize grant activities to the health community

Heather Richmond, Participate on steering committee/educate university students & faculty/professional development seminars for community health professionals/liason to nursing department

Phyllis C. Self, Co-principal investigator/ Chair Steering Committee/Project Mgr. Felix Chu, Steering Committee Participant/Community Mtg./Develop Publicity

Materials/Evaluate Project & Prepare Final Report Sean Cordes, Steering Committee Participant/Develop publicity materials/Provide

instruction/evaluate project & prepare final report Jeff Matlak, Provide instruction/participate in project evaluation Linda Zellmer, Participate on steering committee/assist with development of and

delivery of training sessions/identify federal & state government information resources of interest to the general public/assist in project evaluation & preparation of the final report

Kitty Pope, Participate in steering committee/enhance sustainability of the project through Alliance Library System publications & programs

Melinda Whiteman, Participation on advisory board/participate in initial professional development seminar/disseminate information to Eagle View Community Health System staff & partners/provide ongoing information about MedlinePlus, GoLocal after the completion of the subcontract

GOALS

Training Topics

PARTNERS

Bushnell Public LibraryMcDonough and Henderson County Health DepartmentsEagle View Community Health SystemHenderson County Public LibraryIllinois Institute for Rural AffairsMcDonough County Housing AuthorityMacomb Public LibraryMcDonough District HospitalSalvation Army, MacombWIU Beu Health CenterWIU Libraries

Consumer Training

Bushnell Community Center   Eagle View Community Health System   McDonough County Health DeptHenderson County Health DeptBeu Health System--StudentsSalvation ArmyHenderson County Public Library  McDonough County Housing AuthorityMcDonough District Hospital

Consumer TrainingUsing your library to locate heath

information.How to locate health service information

in your area.Locating, using, and understanding health

information using reliable Internet resources.

Clearing the air: How to talk to your doctor and other information professional about your health care questions.

Healthcare Professional Training McDonough County Health Dept McDonough District Hospital Eagle View Community Health System  

Spoon River College Carl Sandburg College

Health Professional TrainingHow to help patients locate information on

specific medical conditions related to them.How to help patients locate understand

information about drug side effects and interactions related to patient after care.

How to identify the need for and deliver targeted health information related to specific groups including Ethnic groups, Age groups.

How to locate and deliver information on sensitive and critical topics including, nutrition, flu prevention, AIDS/HIV, and genetic diseases, including support information in multiple languages.

Library Personnel Training

WIU LibrariesMacomb Public Library Bushnell Public Library

Library Personnel TrainingTraining Session One -Locating and Accessing

Appropriate ResourcesDetermine the requirements of a patron’s

information need including the depth and scope of information needed.

Locate information on specific medical conditions.

Locate and understand information about medical terms, drug side effects and interactions.

Locate health information related to specific groups including Ethnic and Age groups.

Locate information on sensitive and critical topics including, hear care, nutrition, flu prevention, AIDS/HIV, and genetic diseases. 

Library Personnel TrainingTraining Session Two-Training the TrainerUnderstanding the responsibility and

difference between the role of health information provider and medical practitioner.

Making medical terminology understandable for the layperson.

Sensitivity to age, gender, and culture, and timeliness when providing health information.

Assisting International and English as Second Language speakers

Strategies for providing health information services in a variety of modes such as email, phone and instant messaging.

http://medlineplus.gov/

QUESTIONS/COMMENTSIf you think of any comments or suggestions,

feel free to contact Karen at 309-298-2785, ext. 8 or email the group at nlmgrantwiu.gmail.com.

Karen is in the office 9am-2pm Monday –Thursday.