Outreach services are available to anyone in Arkansas and include:

· Instruction on National Library of Medicine resources  

· Exhibits at conferences and health fairs

· Consumer health information websites—Spanish language and Teen Health

· Classes on types of  health resources and instruction on using them

· Instruction on evaluating health information

· PDFs provided for educational materials

 

Outreach for Arkansas Health Professionals 

Classes on:

* Research

* Toxicology and environmental science resources

* Patient education resources

* Resources specific to your specialty

Classes can be customized to your institution (web-based classes possible)

 

Outreach for Arkansas Librarians

Classes on health resources:

* Consumer health, such as MedlinePlus.

* Toxicology and environmental science, such as the Consumer Product Information Database.

We provide train the trainer classes, team teaching classes to patrons, and teach classes directly to patrons. Exhibits at health fairs are also possible.

 

Outreach for the General Public

Booths at health fairs

Consumer health resources and evaluation of health information on the Internet

Spanish language website available at http://library.uams.edu/library-services/outreach-public/conocimiento-de-salud/

Teen Health website available at http://library.uams.edu/library-services/outreach-public/teen-health-resources/

Health Literacy Toolkit webpage available at http://library.uams.edu/library-services/outreach-public/health-literacy-toolkit/