Jan
13
0 comments Tags: Maternal Health
The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5 is offering an opportunity for NNLM members in Region 5 to host a viewing of the 30-minute documentary, Laboring with Hope for their communities. This program is intended to improve awareness of maternal health disparities and create opportunities to share reliable health information. Going… Read More »
Posted in: New from NNLM Region 5, Public Health
Jan
05
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, MedlinePlus
A new year and a new look for MedlinePlus. We all like to make some changes in our lives and changes for the better. Both MedlinePlus in English and MedlinePlus En Español have also made some changes to their homepages. These… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, News from NLM
Dec
15
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Posted on behalf of NLM Director, Dr. Patti Brennan and Dianne Babski, Associate Director for Library Operations The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announced yesterday that the first phase of the NIH Preprint Pilot, a project of NLM, has been successful in accelerating and expanding broad discovery of publicly funded research results on preprints relating to… Read More »
Posted in: News from NIH, News from NLM
Dec
01
0 comments Tags: #NNLMReadingClub #autoimmune #chronicillness #invisibleillness #pain
For the month of December, the NNLM Reading Club turns its attention to a widely misunderstood, but important health topic focus: autoimmune disease. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) promotes the top five things everyone should know about autoimmune disease as: 50 Million Americans have an autoimmune disease, comprising a major U.S. health crisis…. Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Public Health, Public Libraries
Nov
30
0 comments Tags: collection development, Technology
New funding opportunities from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5 are open. A Request for Applications is posted for the following awards: Technology Equity Awards 6 awards available, up to $5,000 each Designed to support infrastructure that improves equitable access to biomedical and health information. (Example of a similar, previously… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, New from NNLM Region 5