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Mar

12

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MedlinePlus Tutorials for Community Health Workers

Posted by on March 12th, 2024 0 comments

Region 5 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine has put together a series of recorded tutorials on MedlinePlus.  These short videos are geared towards Community Health Workers and their interests.  The videos will help you quickly learn about the various features of MedlinePlus and how to use this trustworthy website.  The series… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, NLM, NNLM, Public Health

Mar

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Environmental Chemicals and Breast Cancer: What Do We Know? What Can We Do?

Posted by on March 1st, 2024 0 comments

Nearly 1,000 chemicals have been found in laboratory studies to alter key biological pathways to breast cancer. For instance, estrogen and progesterone are known to increase breast cancer risk and common chemicals—including drinking water pollutants and certain ingredients in pesticides, personal care products, cleaners, and other common products—can influence these hormones in ways that could… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, CHES Credit, Education and Outreach, NNLM Class

Feb

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Attention Public Health Nurses: NNLM is offering CNE Credits

Posted by on February 27th, 2024 0 comments

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) in collaboration with the Medical Library Association is offering State Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credit for some of its courses.  Currently 3 NNLM on-demand classes qualify for CNE credit: Health Literacy On-Demand Learn about health literacy definitions, best practices and tools for communicating health information clearly… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, CNE Credit, NNLM, Public Health

Jan

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Save the Date: Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series

Posted by on January 25th, 2024 0 comments

Don’t forget to save the date for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) upcoming  webinar series on the Social Determinants of Environmental Health.  The series will be held weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from March 5th to April 2, 2024.   It will include guest speakers who will focus on topics such as… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

Jan

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NNLM Showcase 2024: A Show and Tell of Funded Projects

Posted by on January 8th, 2024 0 comments

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) will be showcasing funded projects sponsored by its Regions, Offices and Centers during a virtual symposium scheduled to take place on Jan. 24th, 25th and 26th.  Highlighted projects will cover Building Community Partnership and Trust, Telehealth Services and Social Innovation in Public Libraries, Multilingual Health Resources… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Education and Outreach, NNLM, NNLM Class

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