Lessons learned from multisite implementation and evaluation of Project SHARE, a teen health information literacy, empowerment, and leadership program.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Medical Library Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101132728 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1558-9439 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15365050 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Libr Assoc Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Chicago, IL : Medical Library Association, c2002-
    • Subject Terms:
      Adolescent Health* ; Information Literacy* ; Leadership* ; Power, Psychological*; Health Education/*methods ; Health Literacy/*methods ; Health Literacy/*organization & administration; Adolescent ; Curriculum ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Minority Groups/education ; Organizational Case Studies ; Program Evaluation ; United States ; Vulnerable Populations
    • Abstract:
      Background: This case study describes the implementation and evaluation of a multisite teen health information outreach program. The objectives of the program were to increase health knowledge, health information literacy, interest in health careers, community engagement, and leadership skills of teens in disadvantaged communities.
      Case Presentation: Teens at six sites across the country participated in a multi-week curriculum that focused on various aspects of health literacy, information literacy, and leadership. Lesson topics addressed personal health, social determinants of health, information quality, and communication and advocacy skills. Program evaluation included both quantitative and qualitative components and focused on multiple knowledge and skills outcome variables. Results suggested that while teens at all sites showed improvement, particularly with respect to engagement and interest in the topics, the degree of gains in knowledge and information literacy measures varied significantly from site to site.
      Conclusion: On-site implementation planning, cohesive integration of added activities, and emphasis on retention can contribute to implementation and evaluation effectiveness. This work also underscores the limitation of a purely quantitative approach to capturing the impact of health information and stresses the importance of supplementing numerical scores and statistics with qualitative data.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190102 Date Completed: 20190422 Latest Revision: 20220408
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      PMC6300228
    • Accession Number:
      10.5195/jmla.2019.351
    • Accession Number:
      30598651