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Are You Sitting Down For This?
The health risks of prolonged occupational sitting and implications for library workers in the digital age.
This is a pre-recorded webcast. With our online anytime format, you will immediately receive the link to the webcast, password and the link to the webcast handout upon successful registration. You do not need any special software to view and listen, just a computer! Since passwords are changed frequently, we suggest viewing the webcast as soon as possible after registering.
Description:
In this webcast, our presenter Simone Briand will focus on one of the newest and biggest occupational hazards to arise in the digital age -- occupational sitting. Occupational sitting can have such adverse effects on health that it has been said that "sitting is the new smoking."
Presenter:
Simone Briand is the Library Director at Ruth R. Cleveland Memorial Library of Cleveland University – Kansas City. She has worked in academic libraries for 24 years, and has spent the last 16 of those years in health science libraries. Simone earned a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Missouri, a Master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Florida International University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas.
Cost:
Each registration entitles the registrant only to access the webcast. Registrations may not be shared in any way. You may not broadcast or redistribute in any way without prior approval from Mid-America Library Alliance. That includes, but is not limited to, displaying webcast via projector, large screen tv, or overhead projector.
- MALA Member: $10.00
- Non-member: $20.00
MALA Webcast Billing/Refund/Credit Policy: We prefer all webcasts to be prepaid. If you prefer to be billed, this is a $5 charge for this service.