1. NW PaLA Workshop October 8, 2014

2. Partners Perhaps? Local Businesses School Districts, School Boards, PTA Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis Professional Groups Churches Banks Senior Centers Social Service Agencies Hospitals

3. PA Forward Advisory Board o Nancy D. Zionts, Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh Partner Organizations o The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of PA Two Priorities o Far more people look for health information online than see a doctor on a typical day. o On popular search engines, only one link in five leads to relevant health information.

4. Burning ? How can I provide reputable resources without draining my current, already insufficient budget? Who can I partner with to provide these resources? What topics are of interest or needed?

5. Starter Topics Nutrition and or Exercise Overcoming smoking Diabetes Understand prescription drugs Women’s/Men’s health Pregnancy health issues Special populations Toxic substances

6. One Recommendation PA Forward recommends using the National Library of Medicine. Explore NLM offers a variety of information for anyone. o http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ One specific example for you as librarian is the Pubmed Tutorial. o http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmedtutorial/cover.html