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Jan
18
WISER 5.1 is now available on all platforms! The following new features are included in this release: CHEMM (“CHEMM 2.0”) has extensive new and updated content, e.g., guidance and reference materials. New Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for airborne chemicals (AEGL) data from the EPA. Data updates based on the latest Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) content…. Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness and Response, Mobile Devices, NLM Resources, Public Health
Oct
17
NLM needs your input as it experiments with a new PubMed search algorithm, as well as a modern, mobile-first user interface. You can try out these elements at PubMed Labs, a website created for the very purpose of giving potential new PubMed features a test drive and gathering user opinions. The key elements being tested… Read More »
Posted in: Mobile Devices, NLM Resources, PubMed, Search Tools
Oct
04
Use Tox-App, a free mobile app for iOS users from the National Library of Medicine, to search for industrial facilities that reported releasing certain chemicals into the environment (based on data from the US EPA TRI program). Tox-App includes a subset of about 100 TRI chemicals for the most current TRI year. You can download Tox-App from… Read More »
Posted in: Environmental Health and Toxicology, Mobile Devices, NLM Resources, Public Health, Search Tools
Sep
19
The Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the launch of the newly redesigned Think Cultural Health website. It now includes designs that feature a simpler layout and brighter colors, and its responsive design means it can be accessed anytime from your cell phone, tablet, laptop, or… Read More »
Posted in: Communications Tools, Education & Training, Health Literacy, Healthcare Professionals, Mobile Devices, Non-NLM Resources
Sep
09
The theme for 2016 National Preparedness Month is Don’t Wait, Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today. Ready.gov and CDC suggest weekly themes as reminders to take different types of action toward preparedness. NLM Disaster Health has paired some of its best preparedness resources with the weekly themes: Week 2: Preparing Family & Friends The Community… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Education & Training, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Mobile Devices, NLM Resources, Non-NLM Resources, Public Health
