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Noah Lenstra¹, Pam B DeGuzman², Rozalynd McConnaughy³

¹University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.

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Public libraries are increasingly involved in health promotion, but studies show a need for better outcome measurement. Stronger partnerships between health and library professionals are crucial for long-term success.

Keywords:

community academic partnerships community health promotion community partnerships health education health promotion libraries public health public library

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Public Health
Library and Information Science

Background:

Public libraries have emerged as key partners in health promotion initiatives over the past decade.
These initiatives span diverse areas, including telemedicine and addressing the opioid crisis.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically evaluate the impacts of health promotion initiatives where public libraries collaborate.
To identify the effectiveness and outcomes of public library involvement in health programming.

Main Methods:

A systematic review was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
Searched PubMed, CINAHL Complete, and Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) for English articles on 'health' and 'public libraries'.
Analyzed 67 peer-reviewed articles published between 1957 and 2023, with a focus on studies from the 2000s and in the United States.

Main Results:

The majority of reviewed studies (88%) were published in the 2000s, with 76% conducted in the United States.
Most research consisted of descriptive accounts of health promotion activities, lacking robust outcome measures.
There is a significant gap in reporting on the measurable impacts of these initiatives on targeted populations.

Conclusions:

More rigorous assessment mechanisms are needed to understand the true impacts of public library-led health promotion.
Sustained success of these partnerships relies on strengthening linkages between health professionals and library staff.
Future efforts should focus on developing and implementing evidence-based evaluation strategies for library-based health programs.