Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:
• Finding information you can trust
• Wellbeing
During this week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library.
Today’s post lists resources for Finding Trusted Information and Quality Marks
High quality health information can have a huge impact on people’s ability to stay healthy and manage illnesses effectively, giving them a better quality of life. We all need information that we can trust, particularly in this time of coronavirus. We also need to look after our wellbeing, whether our mental health or our physical health. In response to these needs, Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:
• Finding information you can trust
• Wellbeing
During this week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library.
Please read here for general information and useful resources
High quality health information can have a huge impact on people’s ability to stay healthy and manage illnesses effectively, giving them a better quality of life. We all need information that we can trust, particularly in this time of coronavirus. We also need to look after our wellbeing, whether our mental health or our physical health. In response to these needs, Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:
• Finding information you can trust
• Wellbeing
During next week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library.
Read more here
This advice from Mind is aimed at those who may be worried about the Coronavirus, as well as anyone staying at home due to Government advice.
Read the advice here
This report discusses the impact of Covid-19 on mental health. It finds that mental health in the UK has worsened substantially as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for groups that already had lower levels of mental health before Covid-19, such as young adults and women.
Studies suggest medical students experience high levels of mental distress during training but are less likely, than other students, to access care due to stigma and concerns regarding career progression. In response, The School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge supported the development of the ‘Clinical Student Mental Health Service’ to provide specialist input for this vulnerable group. This study evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of this service.
Read the study here
This month’s Digital Health Unplugged focuses on delivering digital mental health care and how technology has been used during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Listen to this podcast here
This data brief examines the mental health burden in the United States compared with 10 other high-income countries (including the United Kingdom) that participate in the Commonwealth Fund’s annual international health policy survey. It also looks at the relationship between mental health burden and social determinants of health, differences in seeking care, access and affordability of care, mental health and substance use disorder outcomes, and health system capacity
Read the data brief here
This strategic framework sets out a whole university approach to mental health and wellbeing at universities. It calls on universities to see mental health as foundational to all aspects of university life, for all students and all staff.
Read more here
The Mental Health Foundation found that 63% of UK adults agree that being kind to others has a positive impact on their mental health
Read more in the briefing here
