title: Consumer health information and local health resources: MedlinePlus and My Health Minnesota --> Go Local Outreach Efforts.
abstract: The University of Minnesota Health Sciences Libraries and an NLM Public Health Informationist Fellow are designing, implementing and evaluating outreach and training related to the My Health Minnesota --> Go Local project. The goal is to enhance the skills of public health and community based organizations in assisting community members with health information needs. Ultimately, this project seeks to improve health literacy among Minnesota citizens.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Health Sciences Libraries, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Michelle B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Brasure
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D016239:MEDLINE; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008910:Minnesota