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Nov
04
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, genetics, genomics, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
Your health is the product of three factors: lifestyle, environment and genetics. In November, NNLM Reading Club is taking a closer look at human genetics. Featured are three books that translate the complexities of genetics into understandable terms. Pulitzer Prize-winner Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the history of genetics from its beginnings in the 19th-century experiments of… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Nov
03
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Items regarding COVID-19 information are indicated with an * In the Dragonfly: Consumer Health Minute: Rural Health November 19 is National Rural Health Day, a day to celebrate the “Power of Rural”….read the post to see if your area is rural and the upcoming free webinar about rural health resources Now Open! Application process for… Read More »
Posted in: PNR Weekly Digest
Nov
02
0 comments Tags: consumer health, National Health Observances, rural health
According to the Census Bureau, about 60 million people live in rural America. That’s about 1 in 5 people. Of the eight regions of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), the Pacific Northwest Region encompasses the largest land mass but with the smallest population. A large percentage of the region is designated… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances, Public Libraries
Oct
27
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Items regarding COVID-19 information are indicated with an * In the Dragonfly: October is Medical Librarians Month AND Health Literacy Month! Happy October!!! It’s Medical Librarians Month AND Health Literacy Month. It’s not too late for you to help us celebrate, and take a shot at some great prizes. Enter an original meme into the… Read More »
Posted in: PNR Weekly Digest
Oct
20
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Items regarding COVID-19 information are indicated with an * In the Dragonfly: DataFlash: Library Carpentry Workshops (October ’20 – January ’21) The NNLM Training Office is pleased to announce a new opportunity for information professionals to build data skills through online Library Carpentry workshops, at no cost to participants. 5 workshops will be offered October… Read More »
Posted in: PNR Weekly Digest