Kentucky Public Librarians and Health Information: Experiences, Resource Use, Community Needs, and Roles for Academic Health Sciences Librarians.

Public libraries serve as sources of health information, and partnerships between public and academic health sciences libraries may improve a community's access to and understanding of health information. Librarians at a medical school in Kentucky conducted interviews with public librarians to better understand their experiences with health information with the goal of informing future outreach to public libraries. All participants reported receiving requests for health-related information at least occasionally. Most participants used books to answer health questions, although a wide range of electronic resources were also used. Implications for academic health sciences librarians are discussed.

The Impact of Nutrition on Pain: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pain is a complex phenomenon that affects millions of individuals worldwide and poses a significant burden on public health. While pain management typically focuses on pharmacological and physical interventions, emerging research suggests that nutrition plays a crucial role in pain modulation. This narrative review aims to explore the relationship between nutrition and pain, providing a comprehensive overview of recent literature. The review covers various dietary factors, including macronutrients, micronutrients, dietary patterns, and specific dietary interventions. Additionally, the potential mechanisms underlying the impact of nutrition on pain are discussed. The findings highlight the potential for dietary interventions to complement traditional pain management approaches and provide valuable insights for future research and clinical practice. RECENT FINDINGS: Literature suggested the impact of healthy nutrition on improvement in pain and that certain types of food may increase and worsen different pain conditions. Nutrition plays an important role in modulating pain. It is important to counsel patients in pain on best diet for their pain condition to alleviate pain. Our article summarizes very well the issue of nutrition and pain and provides a guide to all practitioners caring for patients with chronic pain.

Systematic Review of Neighborhood Factors Impacting HIV Care Continuum Participation in the United States.

Social determinants have been increasingly implicated in accelerating HIV vulnerability, particularly for disenfranchised communities. Among these determinants, neighborhood factors play an important role in undermining HIV prevention. However, there has been little research comprehensively examining the impact of neighborhood factors on HIV care continuum participation in the US. To address this, we conducted a systematic review (PROSPERO registration number CRD42022359787) to determine neighborhood factors most frequently associated with diminished HIV care continuum participation. Peer-reviewed studies were included if published between 2013 - 2022, centralized in the US, and analyzed a neighborhood factor with at least one aspect of the HIV care continuum. The review was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol. Study quality was guided by LEGEND (Let Evidence Guide Every New Decision) evaluation guidelines. Systematic review analysis was conducted using Covidence software. There were 3,192 studies identified for initial screening. Forty-four were included for review after eliminating duplicates, title/abstract screening, and eligibility assessment. Social and economic disenfranchisement of neighborhoods negatively impacts HIV care continuum participation among persons living with HIV. In particular, five key neighborhood factors (socioeconomic status, segregation, social disorder, stigma, and care access) were associated with challenged HIV care continuum participation. Race moderated relationships between neighborhood quality and HIV care continuum participation. Structural interventions addressing neighborhood social and economic challenges may have favorable downstream effects for improving HIV care continuum participation.