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Nov
05
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Veterans Day is approaching and is a special time to pay tribute to veterans of all wars. These men and women have sacrificed much for the freedoms we all enjoy and for which we are thankful. However, the results of war are often devastating for veterans, their families and eventually we all feel the effects…. Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR
Oct
26
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November 1, 2015 is the first day to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace for 2016. The enrollment deadline is January 31, 2016 otherwise the only way to qualify for insurance in 2016 is for a Special Enrollment Period. According to Sylvia Burwell, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the five years since ACA… Read More »
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Oct
14
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Date: Wednesday, October 21 Time: 1:00pm Pacific Time, Noon Alaska Time, 2:00pm Mountain Time Creating a Library “Holdings” Group: A Joined Service Model will feature Isaac Huffman, Heather Martin and Basia Delawska-Elliott from the Providence Health & Services library system. Faced with resource constraints many hospital libraries have considered joint operations. However successful, systemization can be… Read More »
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Oct
12
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This year’s theme for Health Literacy Month 2015 is “Be a Health Literacy Hero”. Whether you’re an individual or an organization, promoting health literacy makes you a hero. Health literacy has been in the spotlight in recent years and is part of a growing movement to improve communication between patients and clinicians, reduce medical errors,… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy
Oct
07
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WebJunction is offering a great webinar featuring two Consumer Health Coordinators from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Date: 21 October 2015 Time: Noon – 1:00pm Pacific Time Presenters: Lydia N. Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region Anita Kinney, Program Analyst, United States Access Board Christian Minter,… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Health, Training & Education