[Skip to Content]
Visit us on Facebook Visit us on FacebookVisit us on Linked In Visit us on Linked InVisit us on Twitter Visit us on TwitterVisit us on Facebook Visit us on InstagramVisit our RSS Feed View our RSS Feed
Region 5 Blog March 28th, 2024
CategoriesCategoriesCategories Contact UsContact Us ArchivesArchives Region/OfficeRegion SearchSearch

Posts by category: Emergency Preparedness

You are viewing the post list, filtered by category type. Select a post below for the full content.


May

28

Date prong graphic

DataFlash: LitCovid

Posted by on May 28th, 2020 0 comments Tags: , , ,

There is a new literature search hub that is available for the 2019 novel Coroavirus that was developed as a collaboration between the journal Nature and the US National Institutes of Health’s intramural research programme. LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up to date scientific information about COVID-19.  Right now, it is the… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Emergency Preparedness, Public Health, Technology

Apr

21

Date prong graphic

DataFlash: New Webinar on Sharing, Discovering, and Citing COVID-19 Data and Code in Generalist Repositories

Posted by on April 21st, 2020 0 comments Tags: , , ,

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health is hosting a free webinar for researchers to learn how to share, discover, and cite COVID-19 data and code in generalist repositories on Friday, April 24 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. PT. The biomedical research community’s understanding of the novel coronavirus and… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM, Public Health, Training & Education

Mar

23

Date prong graphic

DataFlash: Pandemic Response Hackathon, March 27-29

Posted by on March 23rd, 2020 0 comments Tags: , ,

COVID-19 Pandemic Response Virtual Hackathon, March 27-29 Event Description: The Pandemic Response Hackathon is a virtual hackathon aimed at better understanding and mitigating the spread of COVID-19 and future pandemics. The goal is to bring public health professionals alongside the technology community’s talent to contribute to the world’s response to the pandemic. Hackathon projects will… Read More »

Posted in: Data Science, Emergency Preparedness, Public Health, Technology

Feb

27

Date prong graphic

Coronavirus: Library and Business Operations Planning

Posted by on February 27th, 2020 0 comments Tags: , ,

The following information was sent by the NLM Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC). Please continue to refer to the National Library of Medicine for updates on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). For Continuity of Operations planning, businesses and libraries may want to review these resources: On February 12, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control… Read More »

Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM, Public Health

Feb

25

Date prong graphic

Consumer Health Minute: Coronavirus Information

Posted by on February 25th, 2020 0 comments Tags: , ,

The recent coronavirus outbreak has dominated the news and may be a topic of concern in your communities. People in your community may be coming to your library for reliable health information. Here are some resources to consider posting on your website, social media, and handouts. MedlinePlus includes: Coronavirus Infections health topic page with information… Read More »

Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Health Literacy, Public Health, Public Libraries

Developed resources reported in this program are supported by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) under cooperative agreement number UG4LM012343 with the University of Washington.

NNLM and NETWORK OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE are service marks of the US Department of Health and Human Services | Copyright | HHS Vulnerability Disclosure | Download PDF Reader