Top Down versus Bottom Up: The Social Construction of the Health Literacy Movement

Providing an information prescription in veterinary medical clinics: a pilot study

“…Information prescriptions were first introduced as a means for health care providers to guide patients to reliable, understandable, up-to-date information about a particular disease or condition. Often, an information prescription includes a written referral by a health care provider to a consumer health information resource [6]. Another term for information prescription is information therapy.…”

“…This alliance between veterinarians and librarians is a natural extension of the relationship that currently exists between librarians and medical providers for humans. The challenge of incorporating programs like information prescriptions into health care environments includes the need for collaboration among librarians, educators, and health care providers [6]. This is equally true for the field of veterinary medicine.…”

Examining care navigation: librarian participation in a team-based approach?

“…Medical librarians are also adept at working collaboratively, a skill desired of navigators as demonstrated by this study. Recognizing and building upon professional expertise will allow what Freeman calls, ''the timely movement of an individual patient'' through the health care system, and it creates an environment for more patient-centered care [22,26].…”

Digital Inclusion and the Affordable Care Act: Public Libraries, Politics, Policy, and Enrollment in “Obamacare”

“…More than forty-five million Americans lacked health insurance in 2012, and that absence of health insurance coverage led to less regular medical care and "worse health outcomes," as well as a negative impact on both household finances and the U.S. economy (Wu et al 2013, 1;Huber, Shapiro, Gillaspy, 2012). A 2003 study by the Institute of Medicine found that federal, state, and local governments spend approximately $30 billion annually on health care for the uninsured, while "the potential economic value to be gained in better health outcomes from continuous coverage for all Americans is estimated to be between $65 to $130 billion each year" (Kaiser Family Foundation 2013, 1).…”