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15
0 comments Tags: COVID-19, infodemic, symposium, Virtual Conference
We are excited to announce that registration is open for a new NNLM virtual symposium focused on addressing the COVID-19 Infodemic in our communities. What is the Symposium about? The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the disparities of underserved, minority and underrepresented communities. This includes ensuring equal understanding of accurate health information, education in hard hit communities… Read More »
Posted in: News from NNLM
Mar
10
0 comments Tags: complementary health, consumer health, health information, herbal and botanical
Do you have clients or patrons requesting information about herbs and botanicals for health? Rather than providing information from questionable sources, turn to the National Institute of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH NCCIH). NCCIH includes information on various types of complementary or alternative health but there’s also a section called Herbs… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Consumer Health Minute, Health Literacy
Mar
09
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Items regarding COVID-19 information are indicated with an * In the Dragonfly: New NLM Online Exhibitions The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is known for its vast collection of biomedical information and for providing freely available and authoritative resources such as PubMed and MedlinePlus. Its History of Medicine division also provides a wonderful exhibitions program… Read More »
Posted in: PNR Weekly Digest
Mar
08
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, genomics, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
Please join us this Thursday as Amy Byer Shainman, also known as the BRCA Responder, talks about her book, Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never Knew with Certified Genetic Counselor Ellen Matloff. In this powerful program, these two genetic cancer experts will share their knowledge and… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Mar
04
0 comments Tags: education resources, history, k-12 education, library programming, NLM Exhibitions, NLM History of Medicine, NLM Traveling Exhibits, programming
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is known for its vast collection of biomedical information and for providing freely available and authoritative resources such as PubMed and MedlinePlus. Its History of Medicine division also provides a wonderful exhibitions program highlighting history, the arts, social issues, professions, and medicine utilizing NLM’s vast collections. You may be… Read More »
Posted in: K-12, News from NLM, Training & Education