Upcoming Session

Counteracting Health Misinformation and Supporting Climate Resilience: the Work of a Public and Academic Partnership in San Diego County, CA

Wednesday, September 25, 2024
2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central)
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPO8fkSSTK5pwupeZ5tGw

Description: On August 31, 2021, the San Diego County, California Board of Supervisors declared health misinformation a public health crisis. Immediately, the San Diego Circuit Libraries, a consortium of 6 public and academic libraries in San Diego County, collaborated to develop programming in support of the county’s campaign. Join us to hear about this partnership’s outreach which, to date, includes co-hosting community author talks, developing a comprehensive Health Information Guide; building a resource guide focused on advancing climate resilience, sustainability, and environmental justice; and facilitating enrollment opportunities into the University of California, San Diego’s All of Us [Health] Research Program. In addition, the presenters will share how they utilize a logic model to make data driven decisions and demonstrate the impact of their programs with free survey software.

About the Presenters: Oscar Gittemeier currently serves on the San Diego Public Library executive team as the Program Manager for the Division of Innovation & Community Engagement. He received a BA in sociology, an MA in Women’s Studies, and a master’s in library and information science, with a certificate in leadership and management, from Florida State University. Oscar is a graduate of the Georgia Public Library Service PINNACLE Leadership Institute and serves as co-chair of the 2024 Public Library Association EDISJ Committee. When not at work you can find Oscar hiking and biking across SoCal.

Margaret Henderson is the Associate Professor of Health Sciences and Research Data Services Librarian at San Diego State University Library. Margaret is active in the Medical Library Association (MLA) and was part of the team that developed the MLA Data Services Specialization. Previously she was at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries as Director, Research Data Management. Prior to VCU, Margaret was Director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Libraries & Archives, in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Margaret received her BSc in Ecology & Evolution and MLIS from the University of Western Ontario. When not at work, Margaret is an avid embroiderer and reader.

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