How Comics Can Increase Health Literacy and Engagement
On-Demand
Webinar
Graphic medicine is a wide-ranging category that includes graphic memoirs, non-fiction, and fiction for all age groups including adults, teens, and children. Graphic medicine works—graphic novels and comics with a health, wellness, or disease theme—often address stigmatized or misunderstood health conditions, as well as the health implications of racism, homophobia, and transphobia. Libraries have used graphic medicine to reduce feelings of isolation by helping community members feel seen while also introducing new health topics to a wider audience. Over the last year, graphic medicine titles have been heavily challenged or banned including Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe; Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka; Fun Home by Alison Bechdel; and more.
This on-demand webinar discusses what graphic medicine is, what resources and titles are available, and how graphic medicine has been impacted by book challenges and bans. This on-demand webinar also includes examples of how public libraries are including graphic medicine in their programming and highlighting titles in their collections.
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