Health information day for non-health librarians

HLG Wales, in conjunction with CyMAL, will be hosting a health information day for public, school, FE and prison librarians in South Wales on the 6th July at the National Botanical Gardens.  The day will be funded by CyMAL, therefore free to participants.  Health information is frequently requested from the public and is high on government agendas.  However, there is so much information out there (I just heard it called Infomation Obesity in a conference), that  librarians may not know of the best sources of information to meet their users’ needs.  Health Promotion Wales Library and the NHS Direct are just two of the organisation speaking at the event.  There will be opportunity for break-out sessions and hands-on exploration of health websites.  The group will work towards a plan of partnership working to benefit all the sectors involved.