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Posts by archive: October 2014

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Next Hot Topics Webinar: Ebola Preparedness in Washington State

Posted by on October 28th, 2014 0 comments

As the current Ebola outbreak continues to unfold, public health departments around the country are readying their staff and communities for a possible response. In the November session of Hot Topics, Scott Lindquist, MD, MPH, will speak about the Ebola preparedness efforts underway in Washington State. In the one-hour presentation, Lindquist will discuss how the… Read More »

Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Public Health, Training & Education

Oct

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Educational Opportunity: "A Librarian's Guide to NCBI" Bioinformatics Course

Posted by on October 27th, 2014 0 comments

Send in Your Application to Participate in “A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI” Bioinformatics Course Health science librarians in the United States are invited to participate in the next offering of the bioinformatics training course, “A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI,” sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), and… Read More »

Posted in: News from NLM, Training & Education

Oct

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Polio Then and Now: From Salk’s Game-Changing Vaccine to Today’s Resurgence

Posted by on October 23rd, 2014 0 comments

Credit: CDC photo by S. Smith. Member of an Emergency Citizens Group in Oklahoma City, radioing information to headquarters during the 1963 Polio Eradication Campaign. Public Health Image Library (http://phil.cdc.gov), #1624. This is a guest post written by Ann Glusker, MLIS, MPH, Reference and Consumer Health Librarian at The Seattle Public Library. The library world… Read More »

Posted in: News from Network Members, Public Health

Oct

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Healthcare Insurance Marketplace Opportunities: How to Become a Certified Application Counselor and Marketplace Enrollment Information

Posted by on October 22nd, 2014 0 comments

Thinking about having a Certified Application Counselor on staff to help with this year’s Affordable Care Act enrollment? Join this webinar on Thursday from the Partnership Center to learn how you can become a CAC Organization and Champion for Coverage. Or if you just want to be informed and get ready for enrollment (begins November… Read More »

Posted in: News From NNLM PNR, Public Health, Training & Education

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New Versions of MedlinePlus Mobile Sites Released

Posted by on October 21st, 2014 0 comments

Today, MedlinePlus released new versions of the MedlinePlus Mobile sites in English and Spanish. The mobile site URLs are http://m.medlineplus.gov and http://m.medlineplus.gov/espanol Like the original versions of the mobile sites, the redesigned sites are optimized for mobile phones and tablets.  Unlike the original mobile sites that contained only a subset of the information available on… Read More »

Posted in: News from NLM, Technology

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