Working with a virtual health programming team

Brandon Jason University of Missouri LIS Student I am working with a virtual health programming team from the Community Engagement Network of All of Us, a research program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) that aims to “build one of the most diverse health databases in the world.” Through this experience, I am learning from information professionals how to produce quality, accessible virtual programs on health and medical topics, and how best to partner and collaborate with leading health, medical, and information organizations. I am assisting specifically with a program on vaccine development and efficacy, and the phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy among rural and Hispanic/Latinx populations in the United States – inspired by the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but not exclusive to only those vaccines. We have partnered with the National Alliance of Hispanic Health (NAHH), the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), and the Juntos Center for Advancing Latino Health, and are proud to offer an all-female panel discussion featuring five Hispanic/Latinx doctors from various organizations. This program debuts via livestream on World Health Day (Wednesday, April 7). Through All of Us, I am also partnering with the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) to transition a pre-existing event on accessibility in virtual programming to instead focus on making library programs of all types as inclusive of dif...
Source: MCR News - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All Members Source Type: news