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22
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Submitted by Carol Cahill, Research Associate, Center for Community Health and Evaluation, Group Health Research Institute There is increasing recognition of the role that community resources play in helping people be healthy and the need for stronger linkages between those resources and primary care practices. Neighborhood Health Link (NHLink) is a web-based portal of affordable… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, News from Network Members, News From NNLM PNR
May
13
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In 1963, after a meeting between President Kennedy and the National Council of Senior Citizens, May was designated as Senior Citizens Month which eventually came to be called Older Americans Month. Originally it was a time to acknowledge the contributions of older Americans especially those who had defended the United States. Older Americans month is… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy
May
11
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This is a guest post by Karen Vargas, Evaluation Specialist, Outreach Evaluation Resource Center, National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Have you ever wanted to be able to use mapping for your outreach needs, but thought that making maps would be too expensive, time-consuming, or just too difficult? The National Library of Medicine has a… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health, Technology
May
07
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In response to our December post announcing NN/LM PNR funding opportunities, the following 13 Network members submitted excellent applications for various awards. Here are brief summaries of their funded projects, to be carried out between May 1, 2015 and April 30, 2016 during the final year of the 2011-2016 NN/LM PNR program. Congratulations to all!… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, News From NNLM PNR
Apr
28
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Today, MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov/) and MedlinePlus en español (http://medlineplus.gov/spanish) released a completely redesigned site with a fresh look and feel. The new version of MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en español uses responsive design for ease of use on any device, whether that is a desktop monitor or mobile touchscreen. Responsive pages automatically change their layout to fit… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NLM