Roles and responsibilities of libraries in increasing consumer health literacy and reducing health disparities

• Other Authors: Jean, Beth St (Editor), Jindal, Gagan (Editor), Liao, Yuting (Editor), Jaeger, Paul T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
• Series: Advances in librarianship ; volume 47
• Subjects: Library administration > Social aspects.; Health literacy.; Health > Information services > Management.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781839093425; 9781839093401
• DOI: 10.1108/s0065-2830202047
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 306 pages).

The rampant health injustices that occur daily throughout the world are exacerbated by health information injustice something which libraries and librarians play an instrumental role in addressing. This volume brings together librarians, LIS students, educators, and researchers, to discuss the many...