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Jan
27
0 comments Tags: disease outbreak, emergency preparedness
The following information is news from NLM’s Disaster Information Research Center (DIMRC) regarding the Novel Coronavirus. The WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee met last week and determined that the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak did not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) at that time. They continue to closely monitor the… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Health Literacy, News from NLM, Public Health
Jan
14
0 comments Tags: consumer health, library programming, public library, reading
Already thinking about your library’s summer reading program? Well, so is the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM). The NNLM has partnered with the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) to add a healthy aspect to your library’s summer reading program. NNLM and CSLP partnership began in 2018 which resulted with the first program manual… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NNLM, Public Libraries
Jan
06
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, health literacy, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club, public library
January often brings a time of reflection and fresh starts to a new year. Some may be struggling with issues of substance misuse and need resources to learn more about it – whether it has touched them directly or they just want to understand the topic better, especially from a first-person point of view. Because… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, Health Observances, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries, Substance Misuse