Community Health Information Station: Curated Health Resources in a Kiosk

According to Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, 77% of study participants start their health-related searches using search engines. Potential results can vary widely in both scope and accuracy. This statistic in combination with the nearly 90 million U.S. adults with low health literacy creates an environment where health outcomes are directly connected to the resources community members are exposed to. The Community Health Information Station is a part of a grant-funded project from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, a division of the National Institute of Health. The purpose of the health information station is to improve community members' abilities to find, evaluate and use quality health information, by providing easy access to a collection of curated health resources via a tabletop kiosk. This technology tool is complemented with Community Health Workshops, which help participants develop the capacity to evaluate the quality of resources and expose them to the National Library of Medicine resource Medlineplus.gov. A total of ten health information stations will be distributed to various institution types including public libraries, health clinics, and health-oriented non-profits.