Print version: St. Jean, Beth ; Roles and Responsibilities of Libraries in Increasing Consumer Health Literacy and Reducing Health Disparities, Intro -- Half Title Page -- Series Editors Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Tables -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- About the Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Libraries and Librarians as Agents of Health Information Justice -- Introduction -- The Dire Importance of Health Literacy Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic -- About the Volume -- Public Libraries/Healthy Communities -- Health Information Assessment -- Overcoming Barriers to Health Information Access -- Serving Disadvantaged Populations, Health Information as a Communal Asset -- Conclusion -- Our Aims for the Volume -- References -- Public Libraries/Healthy Communities -- Chapter 2: Consumer Health Literacy, the National Library of Medicine, and the Public Library: Bridging the Gaps -- Introduction -- Overview of Health Literacy and Key Definitions -- Research Challenges: Relationship Between Health Literacy and Health Outcomes -- Health Literacy Outside the Clinic -- Health Literacy, Health Disparities, and Health Equity: A Role for Libraries? -- Case Study: US Public Libraries and Health Information, Public Libraries Providing Disaster and Emergency Health Information -- Public Libraries and Health Insurance Information Provision -- NNLM and NNLM initiatives in public libraries -- Future Directions for NNLM Support for Public Library Services -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 3: Growing Food at and through the Local Library: An Exploratory Study of an Emerging Role -- Introduction -- Methods -- Case Studies -- High Point Public Library (North Carolina, United States) -- Kitchener Public Library (Ontario, Canada) -- Long Beach Public Library (Long Beach, California), Discussion and Future Directions -- Library as Place -- Assessing the Impacts of Library Gardens -- The Dynamic and Evolving Roles of Public Libraries -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 4: Opioid Consumer Health Information Literacies in Alabama's Public Libraries: An Exploratory Website Content Analysis -- Introduction -- Public Libraries and the Opioid Crisis -- Regional Context of Alabama -- Research Methods -- Findings -- Collections -- Resources -- Assigned Opioid-Related Role -- Strategic Representation -- Internal Departments -- External Community Engagement, News and Upcoming/Past Events -- Discussion -- Opioid Consumer Health Literacies (o-CHIL) in Context -- Contextualized Information Literacies in their Specificities -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Applying a Health Justice Framework to Examine Health and Social Justice in LIS Course Offerings -- Introduction -- Importance to LIS Curricula -- Objective -- Methods -- Findings -- Discussion -- Multicultural and Diverse Populations -- Health Sciences Information Courses -- Literacy Concerns -- Social Justice and Libraries, Further Opportunities for Health Justice Inclusion in LIS Curricula