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Sep
12
0 comments Tags: All of Us, citizen science, NNLM Region 5
As a new outreach and partnership opportunity, NNLM invites you to engage with the All of Us Journey when it comes to your area: September 20 – 23, 2022: Cal Anderson Park 1635 11th Ave Seattle, WA September 27 – 28, 2022: Gas Works 2101 N Northlake Way Seattle, WA September 29 -30, 2022: Alki… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Citizen Science, Equity Diversity Inclusion, Health Equity, News from NNLM Region 5
Aug
31
0 comments Tags: Addiction & Recovery, consumer health, health literacy, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club, public library, Substance Use Disorders
The non-profit Faces and Voices of Recovery celebrates Recovery Month each September. In concert with their effort and that of NNLM’s Substance Use Disorder Interest Group, this month’s NNLM Reading Club focuses on recovery from substance use. Recovery Month’s theme is “Every Person. Every Family. Every Community” because recovery is for everyone. The NNLM Reading… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances, News from NNLM, Public Libraries, Substance Misuse
Jul
29
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All babies need to eat to survive. Breastfeeding (or chest-feeding), also called nursing, is the process of feeding a mother’s breast milk to her infant, either directly from the breast or by expressing (pumping out) the milk from the breast and bottle-feeding it to the infant. For baby, health experts agree that breast milk is… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
30
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library, Travel Health
Most of us never think about sickness or injury while traveling, but it happens. The risk is compounded for those with a chronic health condition, like diabetes or high blood pressure, who must manage their health when far from home. Others travel with a relative who has a serious diagnosis. Yes, there’s a lot to… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, News from NNLM, Public Libraries
Jun
01
0 comments Tags: ACEs, consumer health, health information, health literacy, libraries, mental health, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club, PTSD, public library, reading, Trauma Recovery
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can result from many different types of experiences, for example the trauma of surviving a war or global health pandemic. It may also be more insidious, embedding itself in a survivor or witness of childhood physical, sexual or emotional abuse. This type of PTSD may manifest itself in adulthood as… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances, Mental Health, News from NNLM, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Libraries