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Presentation of the Workshop. "Health Tom Tom: engaging librarians for the promotion of health literacy" at European Conference on Health Information Literacy (ECIL). Istanbul 22-25 October 2013 http://www.arber.com.tr/ecil2013.org/index.php/home Abstract of the workshop organized by Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Institutte of Health, Italy) and Hacettepe University (Turkey) Objective. The workshop is intended to increase awareness on health literacy, information literacy and health information literacy and their interdependency to promote the development of collaborative initiatives among librarians and health experts. The choice to focus on health helps promoting information literacy at large because health is a subject of wide interest for both individuals and society and e-health information literacy becomes more and more a strategic tool to support informed citizenship within Europe and beyond. Background. This idea of the workshop is primarily based on a previous successful experience realized by the National Institute of Health in Italy (ISS), within the European project NECOBELAC (2009-2012) which developed and implemented a two-level training strategy to promote Open Access publishing in public health. Outcomes. Create major awareness on health information literacy among librarians and provide hints and tools to implement best practices at local level thus contributing to improve health information literacy among the students, families and the general public. Special focus on cancer information will be provided by an expert of the UICC (Union of International Cancer Control).TRANSCRIPT
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Paola De CastroDirector of the Publishing Unit,
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Librarians as trainers to
to promote health information literacy.
The train-the-trainer model within the NECOBELAC project.
Health Tom Tom Workshop • ECIL • Istanbul, October 22-25, 2013 ECIL - Health Tom Tom WorkshopOrganized by Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy and Hacettepe University, Turkey
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Information literacy and public health
FOCUS
INTERELATIOSHIP
PURPOSE
NECOBELAC PROJECT experience in Europe and Latin America
Show HOW involvement / training can help empowering people (students, teachers, librarians, young researchers)
Training and networking academic and research institutes in public health
better use information, improve communicationshare knowledgedevelop life skills
to
to improve well-being
INVOLVE librarians in «Health Tom Tom» initiativesFINAL AIM
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is crucial to create awareness among different stakeholders
Background
LACK OF HEALTH INFORMATION or unclear messagescan have serious consequences on human well-being
Information literacy
Researchers can usefully collaborate with teachers, students and librarians
TO DISSEMINATE HEALTH INFORMATION
hygiene, nutrition, drug addiction, alcohol, tobacco smoking, environment, life styles, etc.
Fundamental value in every field of knowledgebut plays a strategic role in science communicationparticularly in Public Health
HEALTH everybody needs information (WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN, WHERE)
MIL
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Definition provided by WHO, 1999
HEALTH LITERACY represents the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to:
Information literacy & public health
HEALTH LITERACY (information & communication)
AS A MEANS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION
By improving people’s access to health information and their capacity to use it effectively, health literacy is critical to empowerment.
information• gain access to• understand • use
in ways which promote and maintain good health
Shocking data on child mortalityto reflect on the role of HIL
Each year, around 9 million children
die from preventable and treatable illnesses
Health knowledge can often mean the difference between life and death
The handbook produced by UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO provides vital messages and information for mothers, fathers, other family members and caregivers and communities
Example
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Health and Information in Ngram Viewer
Searching for health and information from word datasets of scanned books in Google
increased interest in health and informationin the last decades
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Public health
Where’s challengefrom ECIL?
Information literacy
Communicate in ways that invite interaction, partecipation & critical analysis
They both transcend disciplinary boundaries
Recognize the value of sharing
knowledge, skills and responsibilities
There is space to work together as integrated teams
INTEGRATING multimedia information literacy into education in public health
INTERNET & HEALTHa few data
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Health Information Literacy Curricola , NLM, MLA
75% rarely or never search source and date
80% of Internet users search health information
72% express trust in most of online found information
Create awareness on health information literacy by involving different stakeholders to empower parents, children
and other family caregivers to use healthcare information
How to create major awareness on health information literacy?
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Involvement of different stakeholders to work together in a network of collaboration, share common goals and contribute developing health information literacy
Health Tom Tom starting from this pilot workshop at ECIL
Based on our background in information dissemination at the National Institute of Health in Italy
and the NECOBELAC project and experience and collaboration with Hacettepe University and IARC
SUGGESTED ANSWER
A NEW INITIATIVE
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To create awareness on health communication
To provide training and tools to improve scientific writing & OA publishing
To develop a network of institutions supporting training activities
to improve their capacity to search, produce and disseminate health information
Focused on health and addressed different targets (researchers, editors, librarians, students)
NECOBELAC in brief
NECOBELAC projectNetwork of Collaboration Between Europe & Latin American-Caribbean countriesEU funded project - 7FP - Science and Society (2009-2012)
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NECOBELAC key points
NECOBELAC strategy1. Training activity (over 50 initiatives)2. Innovative training tools (topic maps) 3. Networking activity (over 200 institutions)
OPEN & MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH sharing experiences and initiatives between Europe & Latin America within a common strategyto contribute to a cultural change in production, use and dissemination of health information
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1. NECOBELAC two-level training activity
NECOBELACtraining strategy is based on:
training courses for trainers
T2 COURSES
local training courses
T1 COURSES
in local languages
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2. Innovative training tools:NECOBELAC topic maps
Topic maps are based on sematic web technology They associate topics and link them to selected online resources
Scientific writingOpen access publishing
AREAS
Discussion on HOW and WHY topics are interrelated favours participation and active learning
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Scientific journals
Introduction to scientific publication
Scientific articles
Peer review and quality indicators
NECOBELAC training modules
SCIENTIFIC WRITING
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3. NECOBELAC networking
+Public health institutions, editors, librarians, researchers in Europe and Latin America
=
Partner NECOBELAC
Participants in T1 and T2
The interaction among NECOBELAC project partners and T1 / T2 training course participants stimulates collaborations and exchange of experiences
Over 200 EU and Latin American institutions
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Training & replication
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Examples of diversity in NECOBELAC local training initiatives
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NECOBELAC strength
NECOBELAC acted through a network of academic and research institutions sharing and supporting the project aims
FOCUS on NECOBELAC “Train the trainer model” Health Tom Tom
shared strategy for the wide dissemination of basic concepts involvement of local institutions and experts use of modular and flexible training programs support to organize local initiatives
Keys for success and sustainability
Starting from the initial group of project partners
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Final considerations from NECOBELAC experience
Three years experience (2009-2012) in training/networking show:
Key role of creating awareness on health IL and involve different stakeholders
Role of collaboration of different stakeholders(researchers, teachers, students, librarians) is fundamental to facilitate
- understanding of the issues at stake (health)- development of new skills (scientific writing and OA publishing in health)- promotion of life long learning strategies - communication and wider dissemination of health related information
Necessity to improve health IL skills at different levels
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Paola De CastroPublishing Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
We need your collaborationThank you
ECIL pilot workshop to start “Health Tom Tom”
is the new challenge after NECOBELAC