Libraries and the Affordable Care Act : helping the community understand health-care options

This important guide, the first written specifically for library staff, offers best practices, advice, and examples of library responses from the first open enrollment period (October 2013-March 2014).

The Affordable Care Act : overview and context -- Health insurance and insurance exchange structures -- Know your community -- From Affordable Care Act policies to functional library tactics -- Ethics and legal matters related to healthcare information services -- Healthcare related reference interviewing -- Literacy, health literacy, and financial literacy -- Programming to promote a healthy community : on the ground and online -- Keeping up now, documenting for future advocacy.