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A Novel tool for Health Literacy: Using Comic Books to Combat Childhood Obesity
Talicia Tarver1, Deidra Woodson2, Nick Fechter3
1research and education librarian at the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Abstract:
Childhood obesity remains a serious problem that requires health literacy projects to engage both parents and children in making healthy choices. This paper describes an award-funded project designed by LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) faculty from the Health Sciences Library and the Department of Pediatrics who created a comic book to help children and their parents learn practical ways children can make healthier lifestyle choices. LSUHS also collaborated with LSU-Shreveport to recruit a student artist, who illustrated the comic and designed promotional items used to promote the print and online versions of the book throughout the community.
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