Jean C. Blackwell, MLS, AHIP

Library Liaison to UNC Hospitals' Administration
Library Liaison to UNC Hospitals' Patient Resource Centers

McDonald KC, Blackwell JC, Meurer LN. What lifestyle changes should we recommend for the patient with newly diagnosed hypertension? Journal of Family Practice 55, no.11 (Nov, 2006):991-3.

Don't Just Jump on the Health Literacy Bandwagon - Lead It: Strategies for Health Sciences Libraries. Contributed Paper presented at the MAC/MLA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, on October 15, 2006.

Roederer MW, Blackwell JC, Blenning C. FPIN's Clinical inquiries. Risks and benefits of combination contraceptives. American Family Physician 74, no.11 (Dec 1, 2006):1915-1916.

Hale, J. and Blackwell, J. Section Editors and Co-authors. Clinical Inquiries: Patient Education. FPIN Patient Handouts. Evidence-Based Practice (2005-2006).

Roederer MW, Blackwell JC, Crawford P. Clinical inquiries. What are the relative risks and benefits of progestin-only contraceptives? Journal of Family Practice 54, no. 9 (Sep, 2005):806-8.

Fisher, M., J. Blackwell, and J. Saseen. "Clinical inquiries. What is the best way to identify patients with white-coat hypertension?" Journal of Family Practice 54, no. 6 (Jun, 2005): 549-50, 552.

Singh, A., J. Blackwell, and J. Neher. "Clinical inquiries. Does furosemide decrease morbidity or mortality for patients with diastolic or systolic dysfunction?" Journal of Family Practice 54, no.4 (Apr, 2005):370-2.

Blackwell, J. "Consumer Health. Low Health Literacy: Impact on Patients." MLA News (May 2005): 12.

Blackwell J. Low Health Literacy: How It Impacts Your Patients. MLANET - Health Information Literacy - Resources for Health and Information Professionals.

Blackwell J. Low Health Literacy: How It Impacts Your Patients and What You Can Do about It. Health Care Education Association - Member Resources - Health Literacy.

Low Health Literacy: How It Impacts Your Patients and What You Can Do about It. Invited presentation for National Primary Care Week, School of Dentistry, on November 4, 2005, in Chapel Hill, NC.

Blackwell, J. "Low Health Literacy: How It Impacts Your Patients and What You Can Do about It." Education Roundtable presented for UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill, NC, (May, 2005).

Jean's interest in consumer health and patient education originated in her work as a public librarian. Since coming to the UNC Health Sciences Library in 1994, she has expanded this interest through involvement with the patient resource centers at UNC Hospitals, where she serves as a consultant for six centers and is a member of the Planetree Subcommittee. She provides content for the Women's Health Information Center Web site and for UNC Health Care's "Suggested Sites" Web links. Jean is also interested in Health Literacy as it relates to patient education and has designed and taught in-service training for hospital staff on this topic.

As the library liaison to Hospital Administration, Jean has worked with Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (PIPS) to provide literature searches and articles for ongoing safety initiatives. She is a member of the UNC Hospitals Patient and Family Education Committee and the Clinical Workstation Team.

AB, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MLS, University of North Carolina at Greensboro