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Nov
03
0 comments Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, caregivers, caregiving, consumer health, National Health Observances, older adults
Over 6 million Americans have Alzheimer’s Disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s most recent annual report. This report is packed with information you might find helpful as a large part of our population continues to age, many with Alzheimer’s or related dementias. Here are just a few facts from the report: Deaths from Alzheimer’s have… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Observances
Oct
24
0 comments Tags: medical librarian, NLM Associate Fellowship, professional development
Are you an early career or second career librarian? Consider applying for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate Fellowship Program. See below for more information about this fantastic opportunity. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries within five years of… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM
Oct
12
0 comments Tags: library programming, NLM Traveling Exhibits
Update: Call for Requests is now open through October 31 at 11:00 a.m. PT. Please bookmark and visit the NNLM Traveling Exhibitions webpage to access links to the traveling exhibition pages and the online request form. There are the two new additional titles available for requests. Please visit their traveling exhibition web pages to find… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM
Oct
02
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health literacy, health literacy month, librarian roles, medical librarian, Medical Librarians Month, National Health Observances
October is not only Health Literacy Month it is also National Medical Librarians Month. Do you consider yourself a medical librarian? Do you find yourself providing health information to your patrons, patients, clients, students, or the public? If part of your job is to provide health information, you are part of the medical library and… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Public Libraries
Sep
06
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, mental health, National Health Observances, outreach, Substance Use Disorders
One of the exercises in some of our NNLM consumer health classes is looking at such resources as County Health Rankings and Roadmaps to get a better understanding of the health issues most prevalent in the library’s or organization’s community. Quite often mental health and/or substance use disorders are listed as common health issues. Then… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Observances, Mental Health, Substance Misuse