title: The Mobile School Health Information Initiative: Creating and Sustaining a Free Curriculum for P-12 Staff to Find Credible Health Information.
abstract: Three health sciences librarians created a curriculum to connect pre-school - grade 12 (P-12) personnel with credible health information. The course focuses on MedlinePlus® and KidsHealth.org®. They obtained external funding to deliver a revised curriculum for free throughout the metropolitan area. The funded portion of the project reached 93 people at 8 sites. Efforts to sustain the program beyond its funded cycle have reached another 33 people. Evaluations indicate the curriculum successfully equips staff to be health information champions within their schools. Participants report increased confidence locating credible health information. Written comments indicate both short-term gains and sustained use of the knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine Becker Medical Library Campus Box 8132, 660 S. Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Olmstadt
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Engeszer