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Mar
20
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The National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center, has a new resource guide for Information Sources on Ethics in Disaster Medicine and Public Health. Resources include: Codes of Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards Ethical Considerations for Pandemic Influenza and Other Infectious Diseases Crisis (or Altered) Standards of Care Ethics, Disasters and Disabled and… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM
Mar
06
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Edit: A recording is now available at https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p43484502/ The NIH Native American Powwow Outreach Initiative allows the NIH to build and nurture positive relationships within the Native American communities. Specifically, this Initiative offers an excellent opportunity to distribute health information, while informing Native Americans about NIH as a biomedical health resource. It also allows for… Read More »
Posted in: News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education
Mar
04
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Noon – 1pm Pacific Professionals in public health and primary care alike value disease prevention and health promotion, but often work disjointedly on these shared goals. Fortunately, momentum is building to integrate public health and primary care at local and national levels. Those involved in this effort have many examples of… Read More »
Posted in: News from Network Members, News From NNLM PNR, Public Health, Training & Education
Feb
27
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Mitigation is an important part of the Disaster Management Cycle. Training opportunities throughout Washington State are available in 2013 through the Washington Emergency Management Division and FEMA. Courses include post-earthquake building inspection (ATC-20) in conjunction with a pre-earthquake building screening mitigation course (FEMA 154). New this year is a course (E-74) that focuses on non-structural… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Training & Education
Feb
27
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Posted with permission from the author By Terri Ottosen, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM, SE/A Region If you are following developments on the national stage regarding patient engagement and consumer eHealth, you may have read recently about the Patient Engagement Framework. This framework is a model created to guide healthcare organizations in developing and strengthening their… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR