Brenda Linares, MLIS, MBA, AHIP
University of Kansas Medical Center
To address the increasing use of social media and digital technologies within the Latinx community, the JUNTOS Health Literacy project seeks to reach out to this community via recorded Spanish-language health educational programs (e.g., podcasts) complemented with evidence-based, Spanish language consumer health information. This project is a collaboration of librarians, community organizers, and health care professionals. The goal is to address health information needs within the Latinx community and connect them with health literacy skill-building tools and easy to understand health information and resources. The podcast segments created through this project include interviews with Spanish-speaking health professionals, updates on relevant health research in plain language, and storytelling from community members sharing health-related experiences and resources.
Objectives:
-Explore the use of podcasts and other social media outlets to provide health information services to the Spanish-speaking community.
-Identify best practices for promoting credible health information resources on relevant topics.
-Learn about funding opportunities to promote health literacy and credible health information.
University of Kansas Medical Center
To address the increasing use of social media and digital technologies within the Latinx community, the JUNTOS Health Literacy project seeks to reach out to this community via recorded Spanish-language health educational programs (e.g., podcasts) complemented with evidence-based, Spanish language consumer health information. This project is a collaboration of librarians, community organizers, and health care professionals. The goal is to address health information needs within the Latinx community and connect them with health literacy skill-building tools and easy to understand health information and resources. The podcast segments created through this project include interviews with Spanish-speaking health professionals, updates on relevant health research in plain language, and storytelling from community members sharing health-related experiences and resources.
Objectives:
-Explore the use of podcasts and other social media outlets to provide health information services to the Spanish-speaking community.
-Identify best practices for promoting credible health information resources on relevant topics.
-Learn about funding opportunities to promote health literacy and credible health information.