Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, May 6 , 2015, 8 PM Eastern

Where are we going and where have we been? What would you like to see from the MLA Health Disparities SIG? Do you have ideas about our direction? Join the conversation: MLA Health Disparities SIG twitter chat on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://www.socialmediatoday.com/tags/twitter-chat. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 8 PM Eastern

Edited: here is the transcript for the February 4 chat: http://bit.ly/1v2Yfzk

In the United States, income inequality — or the gap between the rich and everyone else — has been growing markedly, by every statistical measure, for over 30 years. The gap is now the highest on record, according Inequality.org and the Pew Research Center.

What is the effect of income inequality on health? Life expectancy, infant mortality, disease rates including mental illness, and death can all be linked to income inequality. Rising healthcare costs are also a result.

What can we do to start narrowing the gaps? How can we educate and affect change in the healthcare system? Join the MLA Health Disparities SIG twitter chat on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time to learn more.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://www.socialmediatoday.com/tags/twitter-chat. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, September 3, 2014, 8 PM Eastern

Edited: Here is the transcript for the September 3 chat: http://bit.ly/1CQCAB2

What is methadone treatment?  While steeped in myth and fear, methadone maintenance treatment for heroin and other opiate addiction is known to be effective, safe, and inexpensive. Most clinicians, although having little training in or exposure to opiate replacement therapy, encounter patients in their practice who are engaged in such treatment.

Medical librarians can play a key role in increasing clinician knowledge of methadone maintenance by providing access and guidance to quality, evidence-based resources. Join us for the monthly Twitter chat of the MLA Health Disparities SIG: Wednesday, September 3, 8 :00 PM Eastern Time.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://socialmediatoday.com/ckieff/252876/quick-guide-twitter-chats/. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 8 PM Eastern

Edited: Here is the transcript for the August 6 chat: http://bit.ly/1lfvoYW

Food deserts, defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food”, are a social determinant of health, according to Healthy People 2020. MIchelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign notes that 23.5 million Americans (including 6.5 million children) currently live in food deserts. The lack of access to healthy food contributes to a poor diet and can lead to higher levels of obesity and other diet-related diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease.

How can librarians and the healthcare systems make an impact? Join us for the monthly Twitter chat of the MLA Health Disparities SIG: “Food Deserts: What can we do?” Wednesday, August 6, 8 :00 PM Eastern Time.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://socialmediatoday.com/ckieff/252876/quick-guide-twitter-chats/. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

If you have any suggestions for future chat topics, please comment here.

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 8 PM Eastern

Edited: Here is the transcript for the June 4 chat: http://bit.ly/1ohxs1n

“Impacting Health Disparities Through Action” is the topic of our monthly Twitter chat for June. Tune in on Wednesday, June 4, 8:00 PM Eastern Time to learn more about ways to understand root causes of health inequity and how to take steps in our organizations to make changes. See “Taking Action to Reduce Disparities” by Richard Hofrichter, PhD, Senior Director of Health Equity, National Association of County and City Health Officials:  http://bit.ly/1hsvH0X.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://socialmediatoday.com/ckieff/252876/quick-guide-twitter-chats/. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

If you have any suggestions for future chat topics, please comment here.

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 8 PM Eastern Time

Edited: Here is the transcript for the May 7 chat: http://bit.ly/1leKzeW

Special guest for the May twitter chat of the MLA Health Disparities SIG will be Brenda Linares, co-convener of the newly formed Latino SIG of the Medical Library Association. Brenda is currently at the UNC Health Sciences Library as their Outreach Librarian and Liaison to the Institute on Aging. She is interested in outreach and consumer health. Join us to learn more about the new SIG, their objectives and activities. If you have any questions you’d like her to answer, please send to me, devine@uw.edu.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://socialmediatoday.com/ckieff/252876/quick-guide-twitter-chats/. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

If you have any suggestions for future chat topics, please comment here.

 

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 8 PM Eastern Time

Edited: Here is the transcript for the April 2 chat: http://bit.ly/PYo7Op

How can librarians partner with healthcare providers to address health disparities and health inequities? What opportunities for partnership and collaboration present themselves in our daily work? Is it appropriate for medical librarians to reframe inquiries to answer “the question that should be asked?”

When medical librarians are asked for help in literature searches, advocating for inclusion in that search of validated information about health disparities is a service to the patron.

Join us for the April Twitter Chat of the MLA Health Disparities SIG to discuss this topic, using a case-based approach.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://socialmediatoday.com/ckieff/252876/quick-guide-twitter-chats/. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

If you have any suggestions for future chat topics, please comment here.

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 8 PM Eastern Time

Edited: Here is the transcript for the March 5 chat: http://bit.ly/1hULzmN

As reported by the American Psychological Association, “Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals experience unique health disparities. Although the acronym LGBT is used as an umbrella term, and the health needs of this community are often grouped together, each of these letters represents a distinct population with its own health concerns.”

Our guest for the March Twitter chat of the MLA Health Disparities SIG is Diane Bruessow, physician assistant and trans health advocate. Diane has practiced medicine in New York and New Jersey for over 20 years and has served as a consultant on trans health issues for the CDC and HRSA. She has served on the board of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and is the past president of the LGBT Caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Join us on Wednesday, March 5, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time to learn more.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://socialmediatoday.com/ckieff/252876/quick-guide-twitter-chats/. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

If you have any suggestions for future chat topics, please comment here.

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, February 5, 8:00 PM Eastern Time

Edited: Here is the transcript for the February 5 chat: http://bit.ly/1h6Zips

Our guest for the next Health Disparities Twitter chat is Faye Williams. Faye is the Knowledge Center Manager at the Office of Minority Health Resource Center in the DC area. She manages a specialized library collection related to health disparities in the United States, responds to research questions from federal staff on all aspects of health issues, and provides data and statistics. Join us on Wednesday, February 5, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time to learn more.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://socialmediatoday.com/ckieff/252876/quick-guide-twitter-chats/. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

If you have any suggestions for future chat topics, please comment here.

Health Disparities Twitter Chat: Wednesday, January 8, 8:00 PM Eastern Time

Edited: (Sorry, no transcript available for this chat. Email devine@uw.edu for more information on this topic).

Are you interested in how lack of linguistically and culturally appropriate resources is a factor in why certain health conditions affect minority populations disproportionately? Join the Medical Library Association Health Disparities SIG Twitter Chat on Wednesday, January 8, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time to discuss this topic.

Our chats, using the hashtag #mladisparities, are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month (changed this month due the New Year’s Day). Come for all or part of the one hour discussion. For more information about twitter chats, see: http://socialmediatoday.com/ckieff/252876/quick-guide-twitter-chats/. You may use Twitter as usual, but a tool like http://tweetchat.com/ is helpful.

If you have any suggestions for future chat topics, please comment here. We hope to see you Wednesday!