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15
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Today for Health Literacy Month, we are looking at community health literacy. What is meant by community health literacy? According to a policy statement from the American Public Health Association, “An individual’s health literacy level is influenced by his or her language, ability to communicate clearly and listen carefully, age, socioeconomic status, cultural background, past… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Health Literacy
Oct
12
0 comments Tags: NNLM Region 5, NNLM Region 5 Listens Session
Please join us for our monthly NNLM Region 5 Listens Session on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time | 2:00 p.m. Alaska | Noon HST | 11:00 a.m. SST (American Samoa) | October 20, 8:00 a.m. ChST (Guam) for a one hour Listens Session. NNLM Region 5 serves organizations in Alaska, California,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, News from NNLM Region 5
Oct
08
0 comments Tags: bioinformatics, MCBK pilot class
Would you like to be part of pilot class to help improve delivery of computable applications to LIS professionals and healthcare providers? Library and Information professionals are invited to apply for training on Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge (MCBK). Training will be online using Zoom over two weeks in late December 2021 and early January 2022… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Training & Education
Oct
08
0 comments Tags: health literacy, Medical Librarians Month, NNLM Region 5
Don’t forget, in honor of National Medical Librarians Month and National Health Literacy Month NNLM is hosting a book spine poetry contest. All participants will be entered into a lottery to receive a free copy of each of the books selected from the NNLM Reading Club – a total of 15 books to add to your collection… Read More »
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Oct
07
0 comments Tags: health information, NNLM Region 5, NNLM Region 5 Listens Session
Hello everyone! Thank you for your interest in our recent NNLM Region 5 Listens Session. In follow-up, we’re sharing questions and answers that came up as well as some URLs to resources that were mentioned during our time together either during discussion or shared via chat. Here we go! Questions and Answers Q: Who do… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, News from NNLM Region 5