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May
18
0 comments Tags: consumer health, Funding, health information, health literacy, libraries, NNLM Region 5
Since NNLM Region 5 currently has two funding opportunities available: Data Engagement Awards and Outreach & Engagement Awards, we thought we’d share this post from the University of Washington’s Library Blog that highlights how NNLM members across the region have used their NNLM funding awards to meaningfully impact their communities: A Library Lifeline for Underserved Communities
Posted in: Consumer Health, Data Science, Digital Health Literacy, Funding, Health Literacy, News from NNLM Region 5
Feb
22
0 comments Tags: All of Us, Funding, health literacy, professional development, public library
Are you a librarian or library worker interested in improving health and digital health information services for your community? Do you want to connect with others who share similar goals? Apply for an NNLM All of Us PLA Professional Development Award! The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) All of Us National Program… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Digital Health Literacy, Funding, Health Literacy, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Libraries
Feb
14
0 comments Tags: Funding, health literacy, NNLM Region 5
The Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5 (NNLM Region 5), under cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), is pleased to announce the release of the following funding opportunities. Organizations in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific are eligible to… Read More »
Posted in: Digital Health Literacy, Funding, Health Literacy, Health Misinformation, News from NNLM Region 5
Feb
03
0 comments Tags: environmental health, Funding, health information, health literacy, NNLM Region 5, outreach
We are excited to share that NNLM Region 5 will soon announce NEW funding opportunities to support Region 5 member organization projects conducted between May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023. Our new awards will include: Health Information Outreach Subaward: a minimum of 1 award for up to $25,000; Express Outreach Awards Addressing Environmental Health… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Digital Health Literacy, Funding, Health Literacy, Health Misinformation, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Health, Technology
Oct
20
0 comments Tags: Digital Literacy, health literacy
Today, for Health Literacy Month, we are focusing on digital literacy. The World Health Organization defines digital health literacy as “the ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply the knowledge gained to addressing or solving a health problem.” The current global pandemic has heightened our reliance on digital communications –… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Digital Health Literacy, Health Literacy