Roles and Responsibilities of Libraries in Increasing Consumer Health Literacy and Reducing Health Disparities

The rampant health injustices that occur daily throughout the world are exacerbated by health information injustice – something which libraries and librarians play an instrumental role in addressing. This volume brings together librarians, LIS students, educators, and researchers, to discuss the many ways that information professionals and libraries serve as agents of securing health information justice.  Kicking off with an introductory chapter which covers the central concepts of health i