More than just pronouns – gender-neutral and inclusive language in patient education materials: suggestions for patient education librarians

Trusted patient education materials are the backbone of an effective consumer health library. However, members of the LGBTQ+ community may not see themselves or their families reflected in many resources due to the gendered and non-inclusive language they are written in. This article outlines some s...

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Autor principal: Philippopoulos, Eleni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10361550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37483363
http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2023.1723
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description Trusted patient education materials are the backbone of an effective consumer health library. However, members of the LGBTQ+ community may not see themselves or their families reflected in many resources due to the gendered and non-inclusive language they are written in. This article outlines some suggestions for concrete actions that patient librarians can take to ensure that their materials are not excluding LGBTQ+ patients.
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spelling pubmed-103615502023-07-22 More than just pronouns – gender-neutral and inclusive language in patient education materials: suggestions for patient education librarians Philippopoulos, Eleni J Med Libr Assoc Commentary Trusted patient education materials are the backbone of an effective consumer health library. However, members of the LGBTQ+ community may not see themselves or their families reflected in many resources due to the gendered and non-inclusive language they are written in. This article outlines some suggestions for concrete actions that patient librarians can take to ensure that their materials are not excluding LGBTQ+ patients. University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2023-07-10 2023-07-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10361550/ /pubmed/37483363 http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2023.1723 Text en Copyright © 2023 Eleni Philippopoulos https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10361550/
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