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Emory University Hosting MLA Webinar

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library at Emory University is hosting a viewing of MLA’s Webinar, “Are All Systematic Reviews Created Equal?” Wednesday, August 10, 2016 from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm (Eastern).

Please visit http://www.mlanet.org/blog/are-all-systematic-reviews-created-equal for more information regarding the webinar.  If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Mia White [email protected], no later than Monday, August 8th.

Free eBook, Principles of Tobacco Control

A free eBook, from the School of Public Health at Georgia State University, examines the harm caused by tobacco use and offers solutions for successful tobacco control.

Dr. Michael Eriksen, dean of the School of Public Health, is the senior author of “Principles of Tobacco Control: Extinguishing the Habit,” which explores the history of tobacco as well as today’s urgent issues, from the rapid rise of novel tobacco products such as e-cigarettes to regulations surrounding tobacco use, marketing and other aspects of industry behavior.

The e-book, which is available in iBook format for Mac and iPad users, contains interactive features, including video, graphics and links to additional articles and reports and will be updated periodically. There is also a PDF version for users of PCs and other mobile devices, including iPhones and Android platform tablets and phones.

The book is cataloged in WorldCat; any OCLC member library can import this record into their local system.   Additional cataloging information may be found at the GSU library record.

2016 GHSLA / AHSLC Joint Meeting Schedule

GHSLA/AHSLC MEETING SCHEDULE
Decatur, Georgia
April 7-8, 2016

THURSDAY, APRIL 7
8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:45 AHSLC Business Meeting
9:45 – 10:15 Vendor introductions
10:15 – 10:45 Break with vendors
10:45 – 11:00 Remembering Miriam Libbey
11:00 – 12:00 Miriam Libbey Panel
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Roundtables – How are you key to your community?
2:30 – 3:00 Break with vendors
3:00 – 5:00 GHSLA Business Meeting
5:00 – 7:00 Reception

FRIDAY, APRIL 8
8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 12:00 CE: Planning outcomes-based outreach projects

Health Literacy Month 2015

GHSLA (represented by Shannon Glover, Tara Douglas-Williams, and Christine Willis) is working with Center for Pan Asian Community Services‘ after school programs as well as a senior community center to promote health literacy.

Additionally, the Georgia governor’s office made an official declaration that October is Georgia Health Literacy month and recognized GHSLA and the Georgia Alliance for Health Literacy for the efforts.

CE Class Announced for 2015 GHSLA Meeting

The Continuing Education Class to be offered at the March 25 GHSLA meeting will be Answering the Right Questions: Data Collection for Health Information Outreach.

Description: The goal of this course is to improve librarians and others’ ability to collect evaluation data for health information outreach. By the end of the course, participants should know how to design typical data-collection techniques like questionnaires and qualitative interview guides. Participants also will learn to use logic models to focus their data collection methods. The workshop will combine lecture with interactive group exercises and large group discussions that allow participants to practice designing data collection methods.

Topics include:

  • Using evaluation questions to focus data collection
  • Conducting short, to-the-point interviews to collect outcome data
  • Using a “contact sheet” to organize interview notes and communicate findings with other team members
  • Using participatory methods to get information from a large number of community members
  •  Using standard “counts” (attendance rates; drop-out rates) as evaluation data
  • Designing and administering short questionnaires

This class has been approved for 3 Medical Library Association contact hours.  For additional information click here.