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Jan
05
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public health, public library
Health misinformation is a serious threat to public health. It can cause confusion, sow mistrust, harm people’s health, and undermine public health efforts. Limiting the spread of health misinformation is a moral and civic imperative that will require a whole-of-society effort. ~ Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., Vice Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service, Surgeon General of… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Misinformation, News from NNLM, News from NNLM Region 5
Nov
19
0 comments Tags: collection development, Funding, NNLM Region 5
Collection Equity Award NNLM Region 5 is pleased to announce that we have extended the deadline to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the second round of funding of our popular Collection Equity Award to December 1, 2021. Applications are due December 10, 2021. Read on for all you need to know to apply:… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, News from NNLM Region 5
Nov
08
0 comments Tags: Library staff education, NNLM Region 5, NNLM Region 5 Listens Session, professional development
Please join us for our NNLM Region 5 Listens Session on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PST | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00pm AKST | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. HST | Noon – 1:00 p.m. SST (American Samoa) | November 17, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ChST (Guam). Our November… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Education, Library staff, News from NNLM Region 5
Nov
05
0 comments Tags: Funding, NNLM Region 5, professional development
The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5, under cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), announces the availability of funding through Professional Development Awards to increase knowledge, skills and competencies of NNLM network members on areas related to NLM priorities. With these awards, NNLM Region 5 commits to… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Education, Funding, Library staff, News from NNLM Region 5, Training & Education
Nov
01
0 comments Tags: librarian roles, medical librarian, NNLM Region 5, public library
We hosted an NNLM Region 5 Listens Session with the theme of Partnerships as our discussion topic and to be honest, it didn’t go so well. Our Region 5 staff came to listen, assuming participants would bring experience and lessons learned to the discussion. Unfortunately, our participants actually came to learn the basics because many… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, News from NNLM Region 5