Northeast Ohio hospital system selected as pilot site for Health Information Literacy Research Proje

Lake Hospital System in Northeast Ohio is one of only nine hospital libraries across the country selected to participate in the Medical Library Association's Health Information Literacy Research Project.  Funded through a $250,000 two-year contract from the National Library of Medicine,the project hopes to boost health literacy nationwide by evaluating "hospital-based health care providers' awareness and understanding of health information literacy and its value in support of patient care." Based on the results of this research, hospital librarians will develop health information literacy education classes to be given to their local health care providers.  Details of the project are available from the Medical Library Association.