Practical Tools That Strengthen Patron Support
Patrons often struggle to find trustworthy, understandable health information. Your library can close that gap. These curated resources give your staff ready-to-use tools that simplify complex topics, support informed decision-making and expand your library’s impact.
Explore the content below, and then request a free trial of Consumer Health Ultimate to see how an authoritative, easy-to-navigate database can elevate your reference services.
Health Literacy in America
Get a snapshot of the latest U.S. health literacy trends and learn the ways public libraries can strengthen community understanding and wellness.
Toolkit: Building a Health Literate Community Through Your Library
Give your staff a practical roadmap for assessing current efforts, identifying gaps and creating stronger community partnerships. This toolkit helps you promote trustworthy resources, support both physical and mental wellness, and position the library as a reliable health information hub.
Guide: 10 Health Literacy Programs That Work
Explore 10 proven program ideas your library can adapt for any community. Each includes suggestions for partnerships, promotion and ways to extend learning beyond the library using resources such as Consumer Health Ultimate.
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Health Literacy: How Public Libraries Play a Vital Role
Learn top strategies librarians can use to build patron confidence, improve decision-making and provide clear, evidence-based answers to everyday health questions.
Top 10 Health Literacy Topics for Teens
Support teen learning with a curated overview of key health topics commonly included in high school curricula. Use these insights to strengthen your consumer health collection and programming.
7 Strategies for Health Literacy Month and Beyond
Discover simple, high-impact approaches — from creative displays and community outreach to staff training and year-round planning — that reinforce your library’s role as a trusted source of reliable health information.
Provide direct access to clear, reliable answers
- Nearly 13,000 full-text records covering conditions, treatments, procedures and tests, including evidence-based health reports from WebMD Ignite (English & Spanish) and Salem Press articles written and reviewed by medical professionals
- 550 up-to-date health reference books, encyclopedias and e-books
- 1,000+ videos and medical animations spanning multiple areas of health
- Optimized Explora search experience with easy-to-browse topic categories and curated collections
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