Health Speaker Series with PNC and R5 – Upcoming Sessions

Posted by Carolyn Martin on November 9th, 2026 Posted in: Medical Librarians, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Health, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Tags: collaboration, webinar

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NNLM Region 5 welcomes the opportunities to collaborate with organizations within the region to strengthen health information outreach. Back in 2021, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association and the Network of the National Library of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region (now Region 5) met to collaborate on a webinar series. The series focuses on topics of interests to a variety of libraries but also to public health professionals, educators, and healthcare workers.

Expert speakers are invited to present with topics such as:

• The stress of agriculture workers
• Food insecurity
• Creating accessible spaces
• Wildfire smoke and communities
• Health activity materials for children

These are just a few of the wide range of topics covered in the Health Speaker Series with PNC and Region 5.

All of our sessions include CE credit. In fact, many of our sessions also include:

• Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES),
• Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS)

We just had a session on the use of stories to communicate science and medical information. The recording is available along with many of our past sessions.

We have two sessions coming up. You can now register to attend these upcoming sessions:

November 18, Discovering the History of Medicine at NLM
This presentation offers a guided tour of the National Library of Medicine’s history of medicine resources, highlighting the rich collections, research tools, digital content, and exhibitions available through the History of Medicine website.

January 14, Human Flourishing in the Age of Information Overload
In this presentation, international library consultant, professor, researcher, and award-winning library leader, Loida Garcia-Febo, will explore practical ways to optimize health, attention, meaning, connection, and well-being in our personal and professional lives.

If you haven’t registered to attend a previous NNLM class or webinar, you will be prompted to create a free user account. We hope you will join us.

Any questions, please email martinc4@uw.edu