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Jun
26
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In July of 2022, I joined NNLM Region 5 to help create the Diverse Voices in Health & Medicine Collection Development Toolkit. Michele Spatz and I finished the Toolkit shortly before her retirement at the end of September and I stayed on to help with promotion, Collection Equity Award reporting, and the NNLM Reading Club…. Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
01
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Celebrate Pride Month with the NNLM Reading Club. The LGBTQIA+ community confronts unique health challenges and shares a common need for culturally competent care that recognizes and responds to their specific medical concerns. In recognition of Pride Month, which is celebrated every June in honor of The Stonewall Uprising in 1969, the NNLM Reading Club… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Equity Diversity Inclusion, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Public Libraries
May
01
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Celebrating Earth Day One of the NNLM’s National Initiatives is Environmental Determinants of Health. Environmental factors can influence human health, including physical, chemical, and biological factors that are external to a person, and all related behaviors. Collectively, these are referred to as environmental determinants of health (EDHs). Threats to any one of the EDHs can… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Public Libraries
Apr
07
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Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to increase awareness and learn more about health issues and disparities that disproportionately impact Black women and their families. The Black Maternal Health Webinar Series from NNLM features presentations and discussions from expert guest speakers, and NNLM staff. The presentations will enable librarians and community members to learn more… Read More »
Posted in: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Observances
Apr
03
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Black Maternal Health Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. This health disparity is why Black Maternal Health Week is an annual national health observance from April 11 to April 17. Because NNLM aims to advance the progress of… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Observances, Public Libraries