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Dec
11
0 comments Tags: alcohol abuse and misuse, health literacy, holiday drinking
Family, friends, and co-workers schedule time to gather to celebrate the winter holidays. Often, alcohol is on the menu and it can be easy to drink more than usual. Unfortunately, this can put ourselves and others at risk whether a fight or traffic accident. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) provides some… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy
Dec
09
0 comments Tags: consumer health, MedlinePlus
As many of you know, MedlinePlus is the comprehensive consumer health information resource from the National Library of Medicine. It made its debut in 1998 with 22 health topics and had 116,000 hits by the end of its first month. Take a look at more recent statistics: In 2018, 277 million users viewed MedlinePlus more… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NLM, News from NNLM
Nov
15
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health literacy, mental health, National Health Observances, rural health
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health created National Rural Health Day to celebrate the ongoing efforts and contributions of rural healthcare workers and organizations who work tirelessly to address the unique challenges in accessing and delivering health care services in rural communities. National Rural Health Day is observed each year on the… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances
Nov
12
0 comments Tags: consumer health, family health history, National Health Observances
In 2004 the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services with the U.S. Surgeon General’s office, launched the public health campaign, The U.S. Surgeon General’s Family Health History Initiative. This initiative highlighted the importance of knowing our family health history and its impact on our health. Knowing that many families gather during Thanksgiving, this initiative… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy
Oct
28
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health literacy, Medical Librarians Month, public library
In honor of National Medical Librarians Month in October, we are featuring librarians in the PNR region who are medical/health sciences librarians as well as those who provide health information to their communities. We are fortunate to have Katja Wolfe, from the Soldotna Public Library, be our guest blogger for the last post in this… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Health Literacy, Health Observances, News from Network Members, News From NNLM PNR