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Feb
18
0 comments Tags: consumer health, Consumer Health Information Specialization, health information, librarian roles, nnlm pnr, online education, professional development
Many of you may be familiar with our consumer health classes that we offer for free and are eligible towards obtaining the Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS). Many attendees have expressed concern about what resources to include in their library collections, especially print. Print health information resources are a conundrum as… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Feb
05
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, Funding, health literacy, nnlm pnr, public library, Teens, Youth Services
By Guest Contributor Karen Yother, Community Library Network, Idaho Anyone who has worked with teens will tell you that they are quite the unique audience. What is trendy one day is out of favor the next. They eagerly develop their own personalities and interests, continually seeking ways to express their ideas in a variety of… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Digital Health Literacy, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Feb
03
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
The reason we have cancer and heart disease is the same reason you can’t get rid of the wear and tear on your tires on your car: as soon as you use them, you are wearing them away. You can’t make eternal tires, and it’s the same with the human body. … Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Health Literacy, Public Libraries
Feb
01
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health education, health literacy, heart health, National Health Observances, science education
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Significant contributors to heart disease include high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol. February is American Heart Month. It’s a good time to start taking steps to improve your health. (Remember those New Year’s resolutions?) Consider also taking some time this month… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances, Training & Education
Jan
21
0 comments Tags: COVID-19, disease outbreak, health literacy, nih, nlm, public health
Please join NNLM for this important webinar: Addressing Attitudes and Science Mistrust During the COVID-19 Pandemic When: Thursday, January 28th at 8:30 a.m. Alaska time / 9:30 a.m. PT / 10:30 a.m. MT [It will last approximately two (2) hours.] This national program is brought to us by NNLM SCR and the Texas CEAL Consortium… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NIH, News from NLM, Public Health