Continuing Education Opportunity - From A(norexia) to Z(its): Providing Health Information to Teens

When
19 Jun 2013
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Location
Choice of two dates and locations

HSLANJ is happy to announce that the MLA 4 credit hands-on computer class, HSLANJ thanks LibraryLinkNJ and the Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) for their support of this class.

The class will be taught by Lydia Collins, the Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator at MAR, at two New Jersey sites asfollows:

Wednesday, June 19, 2013, Morris County Library Training Lab, Whippany, NJ 9:30 am - 2:00 pm

Thursday, June 20, 2013 Mercer County Library, Lawrence Branch, Lawrenceville, NJ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

The class is open to interested librarians from member libraries of LibraryLinkNJ and to HSLANJ members.

" From A(norexia) to Z(its)" can also be counted as a four credit Specialty class for the MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization program.

The registration form with further details is available at: http://www.hslanj.org/froma.pdf. Please contact Debby Magnan at 551-996-2326 or email her at dmagnan@HackensackUMC.org for further information.

This class is designed for public librarians and secondary school librarians, teachers, nurses, and counselors. The hands-on class will present an overview of health information needs of teenagers and their information seeking behaviors; review communication skills needed during reference interviews with teenagers; and explore credible health information resources that are designed for teens.