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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
Jun
01
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Celebrate Pride Month with the NNLM Reading Club. The LGBTQIA+ community confronts unique health challenges and shares a common need for culturally competent care that recognizes and responds to their specific medical concerns. In recognition of Pride Month, which is celebrated every June in honor of The Stonewall Uprising in 1969, the NNLM Reading Club… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Equity Diversity Inclusion, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Public Libraries
May
01
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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
30
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It has been six months since NNLM Region 5 launched the Diverse Voices in Health and Medicine Collection Development Toolkit. During this time, the toolkit has been shared extensively across Region 5 and other NNLM regions, and we are grateful to the libraries that have contributed to its success. We proudly announce that the toolkit… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Equity Diversity Inclusion
Mar
17
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We are excited to announce the launch of the new NNLM Discovery Podcast Series! This podcast series explores how the Network of the National Library of Medicine – part of the National Institutes of Health – is engaging with communities to provide access to trusted information for the purpose of improving the public’s health. Accompanying… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Equity Diversity Inclusion, News from NNLM, Public Libraries