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NNLM webinar shows how libraries can connect older adults to trusted health information
Summary
NNLM Region 2 and Region 7 trainers demonstrated MedlinePlus, PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov, reviewed programming ideas and multilingual resources, and offered MLA continuing education and CHIS guidance for library staff serving older adults.
Shauna Hasey, community engagement and outreach strategist for NNLM Region 2, opened a national webinar for library and community partners focused on connecting older adults to health information and earning continuing education credit. "My name is Shauna Hasey, and I am the community engagement and outreach strategist for Region 2," she said at the start of the session.
Benny Finch, an education outreach coordinator with NNLM Region 7, led demonstrations of NLM resources including MedlinePlus, PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov and highlighted features useful for older-adult programming. Finch described MedlinePlus as "one of the premier products from the National Library of Medicine" and showed how it provides easy-to-read materials, translations and links into research literature. Presenters also reviewed programming checklists, partnership ideas and upcoming NNLM classes; attendees asked about printed materials, liability waivers for exercise programs and resources on substance use and loneliness.
The trainers encouraged libraries to use population data in planning and to start with manageable activities such as promoting MedlinePlus handouts, offering chair-yoga or memory-cafe gatherings, and partnering with area agencies on aging, public health, or faith-based organizations. The session closed by pointing attendees to an evaluation form to claim 1.5 Medical Library Association continuing education credits and to NNLM links for on-demand recordings and handouts.
