New roles and challenges for health information specialists: professional changes over the years

Scilla Pizzarelli; Rosaria Rosanna Cammarano; Letizia Sampaolo; Maurella Della Seta

doi:10.1111/hir.12246

New roles and challenges for health information specialists: professional changes over the years

Scilla Pizzarelli, Rosaria Rosanna Cammarano, Letizia Sampaolo, Maurella Della Seta

Istituto Superiore di Sanita'

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Abstract

In this article, guest writers from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy, the leading scientific technical body of the Italian National Health Service present a historic case study considering the role and evolution of the information specialists at their institution over a twenty year period. The paper places a particular emphasis on the initiatives undertaken in consumer health information and health literacy promotion, in order to improve public health in Italy. Areas covered include the development of online health information provision, early strategies to support the improvement of health literacy, and national projects and collaborations. H.S.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-105
Number of pages	5
Journal	Health Information and Libraries Journal
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12246
Publication status	Published - Mar 2019

Keywords

consumer health information
health literacy
information dissemination
information services
libraries
medical

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health Informatics
Library and Information Sciences
Health Information Management

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