Chapter 4: A2I for Better Health: How access to information can help ensure healthy lives and promote well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

As the United Nations aims to secure healthy lives and promote well-being for everyone, at every stage of life, access to information on health research, health education, and public health data are of prime importance. But such information contributes to health and wellness only when it is mobilized appropriately the right kinds of information, engaging the right kinds of users, under conditions that allow it to be used appropriately, and accordingly trusted. As such, libraries can play a crucial role in public health initiatives by facilitating digital access, ensuring the quality of health information, promoting and enhancing health literacy, and providing community spaces for people to gather information and share ideas.

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