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New Year, New Healthy Habits

Posted by on December 31st, 2014 0 comments

Need some ideas for healthier habits in 2015? Make your resolutions stick with these tips for fun and practical real life changes. Lose Weight Volunteer to Help Others Quit Smoking Get a Better Education Get a Better Job Save Money Get Fit Eat Healthy Food Manage Stress Manage Debt Take a Trip Reduce, Reuse, and… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy

Dec

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Plan to Be Smoke-Free in 2015

Posted by on December 30th, 2014 0 comments

As we head toward the end of this year, the CDC offers a few tips for a smoke-free 2015. Every January 1, people all over the world make New Year’s resolutions. If you’re one of the nearly 7 out of 10 current U.S. smokers who want to quit, why not get started today? Smoking is… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Health

Oct

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Next Hot Topics Webinar: Ebola Preparedness in Washington State

Posted by on October 28th, 2014 0 comments

As the current Ebola outbreak continues to unfold, public health departments around the country are readying their staff and communities for a possible response. In the November session of Hot Topics, Scott Lindquist, MD, MPH, will speak about the Ebola preparedness efforts underway in Washington State. In the one-hour presentation, Lindquist will discuss how the… Read More »

Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Public Health, Training & Education

Oct

23

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Polio Then and Now: From Salk’s Game-Changing Vaccine to Today’s Resurgence

Posted by on October 23rd, 2014 0 comments

Credit: CDC photo by S. Smith. Member of an Emergency Citizens Group in Oklahoma City, radioing information to headquarters during the 1963 Polio Eradication Campaign. Public Health Image Library (http://phil.cdc.gov), #1624. This is a guest post written by Ann Glusker, MLIS, MPH, Reference and Consumer Health Librarian at The Seattle Public Library. The library world… Read More »

Posted in: News from Network Members, Public Health

Oct

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New Versions of MedlinePlus Mobile Sites Released

Posted by on October 21st, 2014 0 comments

Today, MedlinePlus released new versions of the MedlinePlus Mobile sites in English and Spanish. The mobile site URLs are http://m.medlineplus.gov and http://m.medlineplus.gov/espanol Like the original versions of the mobile sites, the redesigned sites are optimized for mobile phones and tablets.  Unlike the original mobile sites that contained only a subset of the information available on… Read More »

Posted in: News from NLM, Technology

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