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Apr
14
0 comments Tags: health information, health literacy
Podcasts have become very popular in the last few years. They are a great way to reach audiences who may not get information from social media, blogs, and newsletters. Health information delivered this way can be entertaining while informative. These are not necessarily endorsements but suggestions of podcasts that focus on health that you may or… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy
Apr
11
0 comments Tags: community outreach, library programming, NLM History of Medicine, NLM Traveling Exhibits
Research: Scientists and Parents Confront the 1964 Rubella Epidemic highlights the work of researchers and parents to respond to rubella in the years before an effective vaccine nearly eliminated the disease from the United States. This is one of seven NLM traveling exhibits available to host at your library or organization. The list of exhibits… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM
Mar
15
0 comments Tags: docline
In February 2023, the Medical Librarians Group of of Southern California (MLGSCA) Advisory Council voted to retire their DOCLINE Library Group. The MLGSCA DOCLINE Library Group will be retired on Monday, March 27, 2023. If your library is one of the 94 libraries in this group, your library will be removed from the group on… Read More »
Posted in: News from NNLM Region 5, Resource Sharing & Document Delivery
Mar
15
0 comments Tags: NNLM Region 5, NNLM update
You are invited to attend the May 11 virtual NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine) sessions as Regions, Offices, and Centers share the highlights of the past year and inform you about the plans for the coming year. You do not need to be a member of the Medical Library Association (MLA) to… Read More »
Posted in: News from NNLM
Mar
08
0 comments Tags: communication, consumer health, health information, libraries, plain language
During my time as a hospital librarian, we offered sessions to the hospital staff (including physicians) about health literacy that emphasized the need to speak in plain language to their patients and families. For many of us, it feels like the medical world speaks a language all its own. I often heard people complaining, “Why… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy