Jul
09
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3D printing has done some pretty amazing things such as create bone replacements and skull implants. However, most 3D printers in libraries do not make items quite of this caliber but it is still no less amazing. Just think about what computers and the Internet and cell phones were like a few years ago and where they are… Read More »
Posted in: News From NNLM PNR, Technology
Jul
07
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Did you know that a benefit of your membership in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific NW Region is use of our professional development library? We have resources in the categories of Administration/Management, Advocacy/Marketing, Consumer Health, Copyright/Licensing/Resource Sharing, Data Management, Disaster Response, Evidence-based Medicine, Library Instruction, Scholarly Communication/Open Access, and Solo/Small Libraries. Recent… Read More »
Posted in: News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education
Jul
01
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The Sewell Travel Award for Public Health (STAPH) Committee is accepting applications for 2015 Sewell Stipends. The deadline for submission is July 15, 2015. This year’s APHA meeting will take place in Chicago, IL from October 31 through November 4, 2015. The theme this year is Health in All Policies. For more information on the… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, Public Health, Training & Education
Jul
01
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Legacy, an organization established in 1999 as part of the settlement agreement between major tobacco companies and 46 U.S. states, funds the “Kick Start Your Smoke-Free Campus Initiative.” With enrollment of 13 million students, community colleges educate many people of color, low-come, and first generation college students. These populations suffer disproportionately from tobacco use and… Read More »
Posted in: Funding
Jul
01
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What: Health Literacy and Palliative Care Where: Keck Building, Room 100, 500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 and online via free webcast When: July 9, 2015, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM Eastern Time (4:30am – 1:30pm Alaska Time, 5:30am – 2:30pm Pacific Time, 6:30am – 3:30pm Mountain Time) More Information and to register for online or… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NLM