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Nov
18
Today is National Rural Health Day. The 10th annual observance on the third Thursday of November celebrates the “Power of Rural,” bringing much-needed attention to improving the health of an estimated 57 million people who call rural and frontier areas home. The day was created by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health and engages a broad national audience… Read More »
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Nov
13
This week our NNLM Region Team met for three full days to plan, brainstorm and discuss how we will be ending our first year together and how we will kick off our year 2. Many things were discussed at these sessions. Our Engagement Specialists discussed the following: Dana Abbey walked us through her plans to… Read More »
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Nov
13
NNLM hosted a session last week, on November 2nd, named “Overview of a Disability Culture.” During this session several speakers spoke about their experience working with and experiencing different forms of disability. The session did a wonderful job encompassing the different levels of disability and the importance of embracing the differences that exist helping promote… Read More »
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Nov
13
Somos el Cambio – We are the Change Yamila El-Khayat, attended the 50th annual REFORMA National Conference (https://www.reformaconference.org/ ) which took place virtually from November 4th through the 7th. In general, this conference has been a platform for professionals to learn and network with professionals interested in serving… Read More »
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Nov
11
NNLM Region 4 is highlighting Trudy Jorgensen-Price, Library Branch Manager at the Salt Lake County Library—Holladay Branch, for her accomplishment of receiving her Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) certification. Below Trudy shares her experience in receiving and having her certification. Can you give us the elevator-speech rundown of your librarian career? I had never worked… Read More »
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