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Jun
27
0 comments Tags: data, Data science, data services, DSS
Are you interested in pursuing MLA’s Data Services Specialization (DSS) but don’t have the funds to support the application fees? Don’t fret, NNLM Region 5 will sponsor these fees for members. What is DSS? The Data Services Specialization (DSS), is a certificate program provided by the Medical Library Association (MLA). DSS indicates that you have… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, News from NNLM Region 5
Jun
26
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In July of 2022, I joined NNLM Region 5 to help create the Diverse Voices in Health & Medicine Collection Development Toolkit. Michele Spatz and I finished the Toolkit shortly before her retirement at the end of September and I stayed on to help with promotion, Collection Equity Award reporting, and the NNLM Reading Club…. Read More »
Posted in: Blog
May
01
0 comments Tags: #EarthDay2023, #EnvironmentalHealth, #NNLMReadingClub
Celebrating Earth Day One of the NNLM’s National Initiatives is Environmental Determinants of Health. Environmental factors can influence human health, including physical, chemical, and biological factors that are external to a person, and all related behaviors. Collectively, these are referred to as environmental determinants of health (EDHs). Threats to any one of the EDHs can… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Public Libraries
Mar
02
0 comments Tags: #HealthMisinformation, #NNLMReadingClub, nutrition
Reality Bites – Nutrition Misinformation Accurate nutrition information is science-based, peer reviewed, and replicable. Nutrition misinformation, however, is not supported by science and may be misleading or incomplete. We know it can be challenging for consumers to tease out reputable versus fraudulent nutrition information or claims. Since many consumers rely on nutrition information from various… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Health Misinformation, Public Libraries
Feb
17
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, National Health Observances, rare disease
Rare Disease Day is coming up on February 28! According to the NIH, Rare Disease Day “takes place worldwide, typically on or near the last day of February each year, to raise awareness among policymakers and the public about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives.” They also note that: An estimated 10,000 rare… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Health Observances, Public Health