HIV/AIDS Outreach: Curriculum Development and Skills Training to Health and Information Professionals

Kuntz, Gretchen; Schaefer, Nancy; Norton, Hannah; Tennant, Michele R.

doi:10.1080/02763869.2018.1404389

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“…Meanwhile, with funding from the NLM, a group of librarians at the University of Florida Health Sciences Libraries have partnered with community groups and university affiliates to develop a curriculum for health and social service providers on finding relevant literature about HIV and AIDS [ 12 ]. Because these resources are free for other librarians to modify and reuse as learning tools within their institutions and communities, the librarian involved with the HIV ECHO has been taking advantage of these resources to better prepare ECHO participants to care for their patients.…”

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Providing real-time resources in support of LGBTQ+ and HIV+ populations as information experts on the ECHO hub team: a case report

Menard

Misquith

2021

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Background: Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a telehealth initiative that aims to reduce disparities in delivery of health care by leveraging technology and local expertise to provide guidance on specialized subjects to health care providers across the world. In 2018, a new ECHO hub convened in Indianapolis with a focus on health care for individuals in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) populations. This ECHO iteration was one of the first of its kind and would soon be followed by a new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ECHO as well.Case Presentation: In a novel approach, information professionals participated in the early planning stages of the formation of these ECHO teams, which enabled the provision of real-time medical evidence and resources at the point-of-need once the teams were launched. This case study demonstrates proof of concept for including health sciences librarians and/or information professionals in the ECHO as hub team members. In this case study, the authors describe and quantify the value added to the HIV and LGBTQ+ ECHO sessions by the medical librarians, as well as provide a template for how other telehealth initiatives can collaborate with their local health information professionals.Conclusions: Librarian involvement in Project ECHO over the past three years has been enthusiastically received. The librarians have contributed hundreds of resources to ECHO participants, helped build and curate resource repositories, and expanded the embedded librarian program to an additional two ECHO iterations. ECHO hub team members report high rates of satisfaction with the performance of embedded librarians and appreciate the provision of point-of-need evidence to ECHO participants.

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Providing real-time resources in support of LGBTQ+ and HIV+ populations as information experts on the ECHO hub team: a case report

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Misquith

2021

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“…To enhance access to high-quality HIV/AIDS resources for this population, we utilized two new techniques: graphic novels and social media marketing. Graphic novels or comics (used synonymously in this project) are an effective tool for health information education, and graphic medicine is a growing area of work [5]. In a 1994 study, Wells found that comics are the easiest format for disseminating HIV/AIDS information, particularly to individuals with low literacy [6].…”

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HIV/AIDS information promotion at the library: creative campaigns for young adults

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Ansell

Pomputius

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Background: While rates of new HIV diagnoses have gone down nationally, Florida’s HIV-positive population is growing and remains one of the largest in the country. Given this landscape, it is clear that diverse, creative, and collaborative efforts are needed to better inform the public about HIV risks, prevention, and treatment and to encourage healthy behaviors.Case Presentation: Building on previous work, librarians at the University of Florida engaged in a yearlong project to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS risks, prevention, and treatment among university students and to improve their information-seeking behaviors related to this disease. The “Creative Campaigns” project included 3 distinct elements of activity and engagement, designed to complement one another: a graphic novel contest, a social media campaign, and training for campus health care providers. The contest yielded 4 high-quality submissions, and the monthlong social media campaign garnered over 50,000 views and utilized Facebook ads to extend beyond the library’s typical audience. The instruction proved useful to campus counseling and wellness staff.Conclusions: Overall, the team considered the project a success in terms of reaching new audiences in new ways, and several of its components have been integrated into subsequent projects and regular operations. Exploring new methods of outreach through social media and creative formats required careful planning and the development of new skill sets amongst project team members but proved to be a rewarding way to generate engagement in the local community.

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Kentucky Public Librarians and Health Information: Experiences, Resource Use, Community Needs, and Roles for Academic Health Sciences Librarians

Genova,

LaPreze

2024

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

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HIV/AIDS Outreach: Curriculum Development and Skills Training to Health and Information Professionals

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Providing real-time resources in support of LGBTQ+ and HIV+ populations as information experts on the ECHO hub team: a case report

Providing real-time resources in support of LGBTQ+ and HIV+ populations as information experts on the ECHO hub team: a case report

HIV/AIDS information promotion at the library: creative campaigns for young adults

Kentucky Public Librarians and Health Information: Experiences, Resource Use, Community Needs, and Roles for Academic Health Sciences Librarians

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