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PFAS and Environmental Health

Posted by on March 15th, 2024 0 comments

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known as PFAS1, or “forever chemicals”, are found in everything from firefighting foam to non-stick coatings, as displayed in the infographic.  However, the most concerning is PFAS contamination of drinking water, as it is one of the most direct routes for PFAS to get into the body. Several years ago,… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Environmental Health, NNLM, Public Health

Sep

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New round of PHDL Classes and other Public Health Courses

Posted by on September 15th, 2023 0 comments

More classes for PHDL members have been posted and are open for registration.  Sessions from now until the end of 2023 will be listed here. Before registering for these sessions, please confirm that your public health organization is a PHDL member. If not, please consult our other public health classes and webinars by searching via… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

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PHDL Resources covering Disaster and Preparedness Topics

Posted by on September 11th, 2023 0 comments

With September being National Preparedness Month the NNLM has a series of events and resources to highlight including the September NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum.  For a quick listing of which sessions offer Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) CE credit as well links to other learning opportunities see: Preparing for a Disaster-NNLMs Disaster Planning and Preparation… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, NNLM, PHDL Resources

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NNLM Virtual Symposium 2023: Health Misinformation

Posted by on February 17th, 2023 0 comments

Coming up on April 4-6, 2023 the NNLM is hosting a free virtual symposium. Registration is open for the NNLM Virtual Symposium 2023: Health Misinformation. The sessions scheduled will explore both the research behind health misinformation movements and provide practical and evidence-based solutions to public health workers in health education and health communication, and direct care… Read More »

Posted in: Announcements, Blog, CHES Credit, Public Health

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Disability and Health

Posted by on October 6th, 2022 0 comments

Health Affairs (HA) is one of the hundreds of journals included in the Public Health Digital Library (PHDL) collection. On October 3, 2022, they published their special topic issue Disability & Health. In honor of this special topic,  HA hosted an online symposium with many of the authors of the research articles published.  In addition,… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, NNLM, PHDL Resources, Public Health Policy

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