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May
09
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The CDC is focused on addressing a startling statistic: Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. Differences in medical access, healthcare quality, underlying chronic health conditions, structural racism, and implicit bias contribute to this alarming disparity. Social determinants of health, which are defined by the CDC… Read More »
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May
05
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NNLM Region 4 staff is at MLA 2022. Look for us just to say hello or to bounce ideas off of us exploring ways for us to partner. We are super enthused and want to work with you. Here is a photo of us with and without masks to help you better identify us. (From… Read More »
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May
02
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Jonathan Pringle, MAS, DAS, CRA Scholarly Communications and Digital Librarian University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Thanks to funding through the Network of the National Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Region 4 and its Y1 Professional Development Award, I was awarded $1109 to support formal training in records management through the Institute… Read More »
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May
02
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In this blog, Kris Torp, a graduate student from Emporia State University, will describe her experience creating a health literacy collection for her public library. My name is Kristi Torp and I am a second-year student at Emporia State University earning my MLS with an emphasis in Health Information Professionals. I currently work as a… Read More »
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Apr
26
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The Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 4 made a visit with the Library Development Office team at the Wyoming State Library. From left to right: Chris Van Burgh WSL Database Instruction Librarian; Conrrado Saldivar, Outreach and Development Librarian; Paige Bredenkamp, School Library Consultant; David Brown, NNLM Region 4 Engagement Specialist; Brian Greene,… Read More »
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