Health Information for Youth: the Public Library and School Library Media Center Role

Chapter 1: Health Information for Youth: Policies and Directions.
Introduction.
Policy, Problems, and Issues..
Government Health Information Policy
The Role of Libraries in Health Information Policy
Health and Public Outreach Programs
Policy and Current Health Delivery Issues .
Policy Formation
Public Policy Issues and Concerns
Policy and Building a Healthy Community.
Conclusion..
Notes
Chapter 2: Health Issues and Libraries in the Modern World: An Overview
Introduction
Health in Society ..
Historical Overview of Public Health Services and Government.
Health Issues Facing Contemporary Society..
Technology, Health, and Libraries
Public Health Services, Education, and Libraries....
Nineteenth-Century Libraries and Health Information
Community Health and Libraries
Consumer Information, Advocacy, and Libraries
Conclusion..
Notes
Chapter 3: Community Models for Health Information Delivery .
Introduction..
Consumer Health Information and Consumer Support Models ..
Youth Librarians as Facilitators of Health Information
Connecting with the Health Care Community
Hospitals and Health Care Information for Youth
Informed by Practice
Youth Librarians as Information Providers.
Conclusion
Notes ....
Chapter 4: Consumer Health Information for Youth and Their Caregivers ....
Introduction
A Brief Glossary
Making Consumer Health Information Accessible: Designs and Concepts
Consumer Health Information, the Health Curriculum, and Schools
School-Based Health Clinics and Outreach Programs
School Libraries and School-Based Clinics
Role of the School Librarians in Supplying Health Information
Consumer Health Information: Public Libraries
Consumer Health Information: Hospitals and Medical Institutions
Consumer Health Information: Rural and Small Towns
Collaboration as a Model
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5: Families, Parents, Caregivers, and Health Information
Introduction
Family, Society, and Health Information in Libraries
The Social Roles of Families and the Library
Parenting as a Social Function
Parenting Roles in Providing Health Information: Theory and Practice
Helping Parents and Caregivers with Health Information
Institutional and Cultural Factors and Health Information
Action Research and Planning Programs and Services for Families
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6: Youth and Critical Health Concerns: Information for Parents
and Caregivers
Introduction
An Overview of Useful Models and Theories
Building Ecological Support Systems
Family Health Problems, the Helping Process, and Information Support
The Role of Information and Information Needs
Structures for Assurance, Community, and Networking
Health Information Literacy for Families in Crisis
Problems Associated with Not Seeking Health Information
Understanding Special Needs through Action Research
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 7: Youth Health Information Needs: Theories, Products, and Designs
Introduction
Information and Health Information Literacy • •
Brief Notes on Theories about Information Needs and Information Seeking.
Basic Information Needs
Kids on the Street and Their Special Needs
A Library Profile: The Aurora Public Library
The National Library of Medicine and Its Guidance....
A Profile of Youth Health Needs
Sexual Health: Problems and Prospects
Information Products: Design, Evaluation, and Delivery
Conclusion..,
Notes
Chapter 8; Planning Health and Fitness Programs and Services
Introduction
Planning for Health Care Information: Basic Leadership Strategies.,
Major Steps in Planning Health Information Programs and Services.
The NLM Guidelines for Development.
Leadership in the Medical Field .
Action Research and Leadership.
Conclusion.
Notes
Chapter 9; The Rio Grande Valley of Texas: Highlighting Issues and Models
for Health Information.
Introduction
Health Issues in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas .
The Librarian as Gatekeeper: Bringing Health Information to the Valley
Conclusion.
Notes
Chapter 10: Global Health, Health Information, and Education
Introduction...
Important Major Global Health Themes .
School Health Policy, Skills-Based Health Education, and Health Information
Collection Development, Services, and Programming ..
Conclusion.
Notes
Chapter 11: Selection and Collection Development for Health Information:
A Bibliographic Approach .
Introduction
Holistic Health Principles and Collection Development
Questions and Problems in Selecting Health Materials.
Basic Subject Guides for Health Information Collection Development
Selection Aids and Finding Guides
Selection Aids and Sources Offering Access to Health Information...
Conclusion
Chapter 12: Censorship, the Law, and Access to Health Information
Introduction
English Law and the U.S. Legal Understanding of Obscenity
Overview of Court Rulings Affecting School Library Collections..
Censorship, the Internet, and the Impact of Pico..
Legal Considerations and the Rights of Youth ...
What Do School Librarians Know about Law and First Amendment Rights?
The Role of Library and Information Studies Education in Fostering Better
Legal Awareness ..
Selection Policies and Censorship.
Conclusion.. . .
Notes
Chapter 13: Into the Future: Action Research for Health Care Information .
Introduction
A "Starter List" for Action Research
A Basic Action Research Question: Can Librarians Be Health Information
Gatekeepers?
Starter Questions for Action Research ...
An Action Research Design and Scenario.
Conclusion..
Notes
Appendix: Action Research for Health Information .
Selected Bibliography .
Index