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Aug
02
0 comments Tags: breastfeeding, consumer health, health information, National Health Observances
August is National Breastfeeding Month along with Black Breastfeeding Week (August 25 – 31). Expectant and new parents often learn about the benefits of breastfeeding or nursing and may choose this method of feeding their babies. Everyone experiences breastfeeding differently from very positive to very frustrating. Not everyone thinks about taking their questions to their… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Observances
Jul
19
0 comments Tags: air quality, environmental health, water quality
The air we breath and the water we drink can impact our health. How can you learn about your air and water quality? Here are resources you and your library can offer. Check to see what your water quality is like. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a link to find the water reports in… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Public Health, Public Libraries
Jul
13
0 comments Tags: data, data course, data ethics, data management and sharing, Funding
We thank Jonathan Young and Carolyn Dennison, librarians at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, for the following guest post. “This seems basic, but I don’t see it really taught . . . if you have an idea, find the community that will be impacted by it and work with them and talk with them.” Jane… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, Funding, News from Network Members, News from NNLM Region 5
Jun
14
0 comments Tags: domestic violence, library programming, NLM History of Medicine, NLM Traveling Exhibits, violence against women
Several libraries and organizations have been selected to host NLM Traveling Exhibits, including the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Library. We’re delighted to have a guest post by Nora Franco, Clinical Research Librarian, about the library’s experience in hosting one of those important exhibits. The Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG) Library recently hosted the National Library… Read More »
Posted in: News from Network Members, News from NNLM Region 5
May
23
0 comments Tags: library programming, NLM Traveling Exhibits
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is making the remaining exhibition bookings for traveling exhibits available now that the selections from the initial call out are completed. You may send a request for one or more of these exhibitions to NLMTravelingExhibits@nih.gov from now through 5:00 p.m. PT on May 30, 2023. Once this special request… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM