University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Community health and wellness: Rural library practices, perspectives, and programs

D'Arpa, Christine; Lenstra, Noah; Burke, Susan; Rubenstein, Ellen

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D'Arpa_et_al_iConf-2019.pdf
D_Arpa_et_al_Poster.doc

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/103302

Description

Title
Community health and wellness: Rural library practices, perspectives, and programs
Author(s)
  • D'Arpa, Christine
  • Lenstra, Noah
  • Burke, Susan
  • Rubenstein, Ellen
Issue Date
2019-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • Health
  • Rural libraries
  • Public programs
Date of Ingest
2019-03-22T21:34:39Z
Abstract
This poster outlines a collaborative research work in progress that seeks to answer the overarching research question: How do small and rural public libraries address health and wellness through public programs? In the face of the increasing disinvestment in rural communities and their access to health care, public libraries are developing innovative programs to support health and wellness. These programs include cooking/nutrition, gardening, exercise, and health fairs. This research project is designed to better understand current practices in small and rural public libraries with regards to community health and wellness programming and to disseminate that information to assist other libraries to become even more robust catalysts of community health. The poster also suggests new ways to include rural libraries in the research of iSchools, thus inspiring and informing new collaborations.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2019 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Conference Poster
Language
eng
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/103302
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103302
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2019 Christine D'Arpa, Noah Lenstra, Susan Burke, and Ellen Rubenstein

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