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Jan
18
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The NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network is pleased to announce its three book selections in support of American Heart Month, a February National Health Observance. Heart: A History by Sandeep Jauhar Beautiful Affliction by Lene Fogelberg This Heart of Mine: a Novel by C.C. Hunter To learn more about each of these titles, download… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, From the GMR, Outreach, Public Libraries
Jan
15
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The Journey is visiting the Greater Midwest Region. No, not the rock band, but the NIH All of Us “mobile asset” designed to promote, educate, and enroll participants in the research program. Do you know about All of Us? The NIH All of Us Research Program is part of the Precision Medicine Initiative. What is precision… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, From the GMR, Outreach, Partner Outreach Libraries, Partner Outreach Libraries, Public Libraries
Nov
21
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Are you purchasing Ancestry.com or 23andMe for all your relatives on Black Friday? If so, you soon may be one of the estimated 100 million consumers who will have direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing by 2021.1 With improved technology and increased profits, consumer-directed companies promote easy and affordable tests for both ancestry and health information. However, both the general… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, From the GMR
Nov
09
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Written by Erika Johnson. Erika is a health sciences librarian at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences and a GMR Partner Outreach Librarian. Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner – a day when families gather to enjoy time together. Did you know that Thanksgiving Day is also National Family Health… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Partner Outreach Libraries
Oct
31
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Book Clubs or reading groups are a staple of library outreach and literacy efforts. People gather to discuss Oprah’s picks or the New York Times’ Best Sellers to socially engage with literature and current events. To help grow health literacy, the NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network announces the launch of the NNLM Reading… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Consumer Health, From the GMR, News from the Region, Outreach, Public Libraries