Monday, October 06, 2025

Webinar: Advancing Women’s Health Information Literacy

A free webinar from the Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue, USA: Advancing Women’s Health Information Literacy: Global Researcher Spotlights on 17 November 2025 at 10.00-11.00 EST (USA Eastern time; which 1s 15.00-16.00 GMT, UK time).
"The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue is thrilled to feature two research teams in our upcoming ID:EALS 2025-26 online speaker series whose respective projects examine women’s health information literacy needs and future solutions.
"Leili Seifi and Neda Zeraatkar will present their research project, Access and Strengthen Health Information Literacy: A Toolkit to Alleviate Information Poverty in Pregnant Rural Women in Iran. Seifi and Zeraatkar aim to understand the health information awareness of pregnant women in rural Iran in order to develop tools for strengthening health information literacy in regions that lack health centers and libraries. Seifi and Zeraatkar will share findings from their expansive literature review, which will inform future data collection efforts.
"Professor Anwarul Islam will share his team’s ambitious project, AI and Health Information Literacy: A Study Exploring the Perceived Usefulness, and Readiness Among Women in South Asia. Across five countries, the team seeks to identify South Asian women's perceptions of AI’s usefulness and their readiness to utilize AI technology to support health information needs. Professor Islam will share early research findings from focus groups conducted in India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka."
Register at: https://lnkd.in/ggwjER5m

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