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Jun

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COCA Call: Mpox Update; June 27

Posted by on June 21st, 2024 0 comments

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Call on  June 27th at 2pm ET. Topic: Mpox Update: Clinical Management and Outbreaks The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been supporting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in responding to its largest surge of… Read More »

Posted in: Announcements, Blog, Public Health

Jun

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AORN eGuidelines in the PHDL

Posted by on June 10th, 2024 0 comments

Recently, the Public Health Digital Library began subscribing to AORN’s eGuidelines 2024 directly from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. This popular resource provides descriptive and comprehensive guidelines that reflect evidence-based practices for the perioperative RN. The subscription includes the following resources: ·       Guidelines for Perioperative Practice ·       Over 200 searchable, clinical FAQs ·       Audit… Read More »

Posted in: Announcements, Blog, PHDL Resources, Public Health

Mar

15

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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

Mar

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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

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

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