Next session! I'm listening to Brenda Linares's presentation: Librarians partner with the Juntos Center for Advancing Latino Health to provide credible health information. #ihahlc21
https://twitter.com/IvaCheung/status/1397205651974152198
In the US, Spanish-speaking immigrants are particularly affected by negative health outcomes associated with low health literacy. Health literacy is a social determinant of health. #ihahlc21
There's a lot of misinformation and mistrust in the Latinx community
•language barriers
•shortage of Spanish-speaking healthcare workers
•fact-checking organizations may not publish their work in Spanish
•rely on family & friends for information #ihahlc21
•language barriers
•shortage of Spanish-speaking healthcare workers
•fact-checking organizations may not publish their work in Spanish
•rely on family & friends for information #ihahlc21
The Latinx community uses smartphones and the internet heavily.
•92% of Latinos 18 years and older own a smartphone
•84% carry their phone everywhere they go
•80% access the internet via their phone (fewer have computers at home)
#ihahlc21
•92% of Latinos 18 years and older own a smartphone
•84% carry their phone everywhere they go
•80% access the internet via their phone (fewer have computers at home)
#ihahlc21
Development of JUNTOS Radio: increase access to evidence-based health information among Spanish speakers through a podcast and social media video content.
Reached out to the Network of National Library of Medicine and All of Us for funding. #ihahlc21
Reached out to the Network of National Library of Medicine and All of Us for funding. #ihahlc21
Important for Latinx community members to hear natively Spanish health information and know it's not a translation from English. #ihahlc21
Applied for funding in 2019 for space, recording equipment, editing staff. Pandemic hit, so they moved to Zoom recordings.
Added Spanish captioning for accessibility. #ihahlc21
Added Spanish captioning for accessibility. #ihahlc21
Format: interview healthcare professionals in plain language, to give updates on relevant health research or stories.
Invite audience questions and interaction. #ihahlc21
Invite audience questions and interaction. #ihahlc21
As a librarian, Linares's role was to offer additional resources for listeners to find more information. #ihahlc21
The team pilot tested the podcast and got great feedback. People liked getting information they could understand in a format they could access. #ihahlc21
Focused on COVID-19 topics early on in the podcast, including:
•what COVID-19 is
•social distancing during the holidays
•physical activity during lockdown
•vaccine development
•clinical trials
•myths about vaccines
#ihahlc21
•what COVID-19 is
•social distancing during the holidays
•physical activity during lockdown
•vaccine development
•clinical trials
•myths about vaccines
#ihahlc21
Recorded video as well and uploaded to YouTube to expand reach beyond pure podcast platforms. #ihahlc21
Look for JUNTOS radio: @JuntosKS, website: juntosks.org
Funding ended this April. Now looking for additional funding to keep this podcast going.
#ihahlc21
Funding ended this April. Now looking for additional funding to keep this podcast going.
#ihahlc21
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