The Pacific College of Oriental College (PCOM) received an NNLM PSR Express Outreach Award in 2016 to conduct a collaborative health information program in San Diego to increase community awareness and promote access to NLM/NIH online resources in a series of training workshops and outreach conference exhibits. Working collaboratively with eight partnering organizations, who hosted the training sessions, we reached a broad base of culturally and ethnically diverse consumers and health professionals. Our collaborating organizations included libraries affiliated with San Diego county, the cities of San Diego and Chula Vista; community centers of La Jolla, Pacific Beach and the San Diego LGBT; faith based organizations of Christ Lutheran, United Methodist and Prince Chapel AME; and the PCOM campus and affiliated clinics. The conference exhibits included the 2016 San Diego Successful Aging Expo and Pacific Symposium where we reached large audiences, which included healthcare professionals.
Article in Latitudes: Community Access to Health Information Training in San Diego
