Open AccessIntegrating information literacy into the education of public health professionals: roles for librarians and the library
Author(s) -
Laura Cobus
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the medical library association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1558-9439
pISSN - 1536-5050
DOI - 10.3163/1536-5050.96.1.28
Subject(s) - information literacy , public health , general partnership , curriculum , core competency , medical education , health literacy , public relations , health education , political science , medicine , sociology , health care , pedagogy , nursing , business , marketing , law
The paper reviews the core competencies for public health professionals presented in the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) report, Who Will Keep the Public Healthy: Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century; describes improving information literacy (IL) as a mechanism for integrating the core competencies in public health education; and showcases IL as an opportunity for solidifying partnerships between academic librarians and public health educators.