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Library Policies, Schemes and Strategies

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Library Schemes

Fingal Healthy Reading Scheme - Help take the weight off your mind

Many people - perhaps even the majority - develop emotional or psychological problems at some time during their lives. There is a lot of evidence to say that using good quality self-help materials can be very useful at these times.
The Fingal Healthy Reading Scheme has been set up to help you access books that provide such information and support.
Read more on this service below:

Healthy reading 1

All families experience challenges and difficulties of their own at one stage or another. There is a lot of evidence to say that using good quality self-help materials can be very helpful at these times.
Read more on this service below:

Healthy reading 2

Health Literacy

"Literacy involves listening, speaking, reading, writing, numeracy and using everyday technology to communicate and handle information. It includes more than the technical skills of communication: it also has personal, social and economic dimensions. Literacy increases the opportunity for individuals to reflect on their situation and initiate change. Health literacy is defined as:

‘ability to make sound health decisions in the context of everyday life - at home, in the community, at the workplace, the healthcare system, the market place and the political arena’ (Kickbusch et al 2005).

https://www.healthpromotion.ie/health/health_literacy