Health Information for Kids, Teens and Seniors, Oh My! Kelli Ham, MLIS Consumer Health Coordinator NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region An Infopeople Webinar October 28, 2008 12pm-1pm Infopeople webcasts are supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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Health Information for Kids, Teens and Seniors, Oh My!
Kelli Ham, MLISConsumer Health CoordinatorNN/LM Pacific Southwest Region
An Infopeople WebinarOctober 28, 200812pm-1pm
Infopeople webcasts are supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Objectives
Attendees will be able to understand the different health information
needs of children, teens and older adultsrefer users to quality age-appropriate health
resources provide health programming of interest to
users at various life stages engage community partners to enhance
services
Agenda
Different Ages, Different Needs
Health Information for Young PeopleYoung people have health information needs, but they may not think of it in those terms.
Information-seeking Behavior
Young children rely on trusted adults for information
Older kids more likely to ask friends rather than an adult
Teens more likely to go online or look up information on their own
Often tech-savvy, but not about evaluating quality of health information on the web
What is on their Minds?(The Short List.)Young children
body parts, pooping and peeingGrade school
body fluids (barf, snot, sweat)Tweens
puberty!Teens
acne, dieting, sex (not necessarily in that order)
What Do They Actually Ask?
Poll: Do you serve young patrons?
If so, please describe one or two health-related requests you’ve received. What are some challenges in serving young users?
Kid’s Health Info on the Web
The Good NewsLots of quality content
for all agesInteractive websitesGreat opportunities for
librarians to teach
The Bad NewsLots of bad contentKids lack evaluation
skillsFew opportunities to
learn best resources on their own
Great Online Starting Points
KidsHealth.org A health site for kids, teens and parents, including a teachers’ section with lesson plans for different ages and grades.
BAM! This site from the CDC is for kids 9-13 years old. The Teacher’s Corner includes activities and guides on health topics.
Yucky From Discovery Health for Kids, the Gross & Cool Body site is an interactive, fun and informative site on things like “Pimples, burps, farts and funnybones.” That says it all!
Kids Healthkidshealth.org
Different Styles for Kids and Teens
KidsHealth in the Classroom
KidsHealth Game Closet
Experiments and games offer plenty of ideas for fun activities
BAM! Body and Mind from the CDC
BAM! Classroom has numerous activities of interest to kids and teens
bam.gov
BAM! Teacher’s Corner
Yucky from Discovery Kidsyucky.discovery.com
Teacher Center on the Yuckiest Site
Additional Kid-Friendly Sites
girlshealth.gov
mypyramid.gov/kids
toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/
MedlinePlus Childrens’ and Teens’ pages
For girls 10-16 years old
girlshealth.gov
All about Girls Health
MyPyramid.gov/kids
Blast Off Game in MyPyramid.gov
MedlinePlus Children’s Page
MedlinePlus Teen’s Page
ToxMystery for Children Ages 7-10 Years
toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov
Interactive Fun and Learning
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Environmental Health and Genetics
For older students:
ToxTown
Genetics Home Reference
Tox TownResource about environmental hazards in common places
toxtown.nlm.nih.gov
Welcome to the Farm
Genetics Home ReferenceUser-friendly site to help understand genetics
ghr.nlm.nih.gov
In General…Young peoplelike to have fun while learningprefer activities (not passivities)like teaching or learning from
other kidsenjoy creating the content or
planning the activitywant to use technology
The trick is tying it together with health as the program idea.
FACT: Health topics are inherently dull, boring, or embarrassing
So how do you make it fun?
Wacky titles already in your collection Utilize the web – games, quizzes Use technology whenever possibleInvolve your young patrons – ask them!
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What Works in your Library?
Story time for the very youngDemonstrations and hands-on experiments Games, activities, scavenger huntsTechnology