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Mar
09
0 comments Tags: consumer health resources, COVID19, Educational resources, minority health, vaccines, video
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) has created a #VaccineReady video series to empower communities to proactively practice COVID-19 safety measures, get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines, share accurate vaccine information and get vaccinated when the time comes. Subscribe to the OMH YouTube channel to stay updated on the #VaccineReady video series and learn when vaccinations… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information
Feb
09
0 comments Tags: consumer health, consumer health resources, Educational resources, health literacy, heart health, national health observances
February is American Heart Month and what better time than to learn more about heart health. The American Heart Association has an interactive cardiovascular library called “Watch, Learn and Live”. Through text, animation and graphics, viewers can learn about over 20 topics related to heart health. What’s nice about the interactive library is that plain text… Read More »
Posted in: Chronic Disease, Health Information Literacy
Feb
09
0 comments Tags: cultural competency, Educational resources, health disparities, health equity, K-12, minority health, social determinants, teens, women's health
Unlocking Life’s Code presents a new timeline highlighting the life of Henrietta Lacks and the medical science discoveries resulting from her cells known as HeLa cells. As you scroll through the timeline, you will learn more about who Henrietta Lacks was, how HeLa cells were discovered, and how medical science has benefitted. The timeline complements… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Health Information Literacy, Minority Health Concerns, Websites
Jan
12
0 comments Tags: collection management, community health, consumer health resources, Educational resources
The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) has a new on-demand course available for you to include in your professional development. Consumer Health Collection Management, is 4 credit hour online course which reviews collection management principles for health-related collections in public libraries. Watch a recorded presentation and complete 2 assignments to evaluate your… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information, Health Information Literacy, Public Library
Dec
08
0 comments Tags: Educational resources, genetic counselor, science careers, spanish language resources
What is a genetic counselor? What do they do and how much money do they make? These questions and more are answered in the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code Genetic Counseling Career Profile interactive. Scroll through to learn all about this STEM career in demand. It’s never too early to start planning whether you are a… Read More »
Posted in: Websites
Dec
08
0 comments Tags: community health, consumer health, Educational resources, vaccines
Vaccines can save millions of lives whether for the flu, measles, or other diseases. Currently researchers are hard at work developing vaccines that will prevent COVID-19. Vaccines contain tiny fragments of the disease-causing organism or the blueprints for making the tiny fragments. They also contain other ingredients to keep the vaccine safe and effective. These… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Public Health
Sep
01
0 comments Tags: children and teen health, Educational resources, exercise, K-12, physical activity, physical education
The HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Schools has launched an online version of the Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT), a free self-assessment and planning guide that helps school districts and schools conduct a clear, complete and consistent analysis of physical education curricula. The online PECAT is aligned with the National… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Health Information, Websites
Aug
06
0 comments Tags: American Indian, children and teen health, culturally and linguistically appropriate services, Educational resources, nutrition
Minwanjige, Mino-bimaadizi (Eat Well/ Live Well) activity books provide children with coloring pages, nutrition facts, recipes, and more in Ojibwe and English. The activity books are free to download from the University of Minnesota, Duluth and are available for Kindergarten and 1st-2nd Graders. These books were created by Anna Wirta Kosobuski, Rachel King-Siert, Teague Goodsky,… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Minority Health Concerns, Multilingual, Public Library
Jul
14
0 comments Tags: consumer health, cultural humility, culturally and linguistically appropriate services, Educational resources, health disparities, health equity, health literacy, social determinants, toolkit
Clinical Conversations is a program from the Network of the National Library of Medicine for training clinicians and other clinical staff who interact with patients about health literacy and related concepts. This program allows clinical trainers or managers to offer brief trainings embedded into regular staff meetings or trainings that they already facilitate as a… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information, Health Information Literacy, Minority Health Concerns
Jul
14
0 comments Tags: Educational resources, environmental health, science education
Looking for resources to learn about environment and health for middle school students? Explore the National Library of Medicine’s Tox Town Science Classroom to find lesson plans/activities, interactive games, hands on activities, videos, informational websites and more. Tox Town offers high quality consumer-level non-technical information about connections between chemicals, the environment, and the public’s health. … Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Websites