The document summarizes a project that analyzed data from health fairs to effectively deliver health information to medically underserved communities. Over three years, library staff introduced consumers and medical students to health resources, collected survey data, and identified opportunities for improvement. Key lessons included the need for bilingual surveys and printed materials, incorporating public librarians, and addressing low survey response rates.
1. Informed Innovations in Community Outreach: Analyzing Data to Effectively Deliver Health Information Brenda Linares, MLIS (Project Manager) Suzetta Burrows, MSLS, AHIP Mary Moore, PhD (PI) Emily Vardell, MLS Department of Health Informatics Louis Calder Memorial Library University of Miami Miller School of Medicine This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3502. With the University of Maryland Baltimore. For additional information, please contact: Mary Moore mmoore@med.miami.edu
Huge difference between English responders and Spanish responders in terms of using the Internet for health information – closer incorporation of public librarians in Spanish-speaking areas and more training on Spanish resources
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