Health Equity and Small and Rural Public Libraries During COVID-19

被引：4

作者：

Rubenstein, Ellen L. ^{[1
]}

Burke, Susan K. ^{[1
]}

D'Arpa, Christine ^{[2
]}

Lenstra, Noah ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] University of Oklahoma, United States

[2] Wayne State University, United States

[3] University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States

来源：

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology | 2021年 / 58卷 / 01期

关键词：

community engagement; COVID-19; Health; public libraries; rural communities;

D O I：

10.1002/pra2.577

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

Rural communities in the United States struggle with many health inequities that predate the COVID-19 Pandemic. This poster analyzes how public libraries responded to COVID-19 from March 2020 through March 2021 by utilizing the social media platform Facebook to continue sharing content that supports community health and wellness. It situates these responses in the context of health inequities in rural America. Although libraries in different parts of the country responded to COVID-19 in unique ways, common practices include sharing timely information about the pandemic and social services; adapting services to continue serving communities safely; and providing enriching educational content that also addresses social determinants of health. The poster concludes with a call to better understand the work small and rural public librarians do to address health inequities. Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology | Oct. 29 – Nov. 3, 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT. Author(s) retain copyright, but ASIS&T receives an exclusive publication license.

引用

页码：827 / 829

页数：2

共 18 条

[1]

Chase S., Innovative lessons from our small and rural public libraries, Journal of Library Administration, 61, 2, pp. 237-243, (2021)

[2]

Flaherty M.G., Miller D., Rural public libraries as community change agents: Opportunities for health promotion, Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 57, 2, pp. 143-150, (2016)

[3]

Goddard J., Public libraries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a new service model, Information Technology & Libraries, 39, (2020)

[4]

Henning-Smith C.E., Hernandez A.M., Hardeman R.R., Ramirez M.R., Kozhimannil K.B., Rural counties with majority black or indigenous populations suffer the highest rates of premature death in the US, Health Affairs, 38, 12, pp. 2019-2026, (2019)

[5]

The use and cost of public library materials: Trends before the COVID-19 pandemic, (2021)

[6]

Lai J., Widmar N.O., Revisiting the digital divide in the COVID-19 era, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, pp. 1-7, (2020)

[7]

Lenstra N., Movement-based programs in US and Canadian public libraries: Evidence of impacts from an exploratory survey, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 12, 4, pp. 214-232, (2017)

[8]

Lenstra N., The experiences of public library staff developing programs with physical activities: An exploratory study in North Carolina, The Library Quarterly, 88, 2, pp. 142-159, (2018)

[9]

Lenstra N., Let's move! Fitness programming in public libraries, Public Library Quarterly, 37, 1, pp. 61-80, (2018)

[10]

Lenstra N., D'Arpa C., Food justice in the public library: Information, resources, and meals, The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion IJIDI, 3, 4, (2019)

← 1 2 →