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Sep

02

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National Recovery Month

Posted by on September 2nd, 2016 0 comments

  Recovery Month, sponsored each September by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is recognized to increase the awareness and understanding of substance use disorders and also to celebrate those in recovery. SAMHSA’s website provides resources for treatment and recovery, personal stories, and a treatment locator. SAMHSA defines recovery — from… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances

Aug

25

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National Parks: Nature and Health Benefits

Posted by on August 25th, 2016 0 comments

Today the National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday. What a wonderful milestone in our country’s history. Here in the Pacific Northwest we have some of the most beautiful national parks, forests, and preserves. Even here in Seattle, whenever I get a peek at Mt. Rainier my eyes become glued to the view, I hold… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy

Aug

15

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Free exercise information for older adults!

Posted by on August 15th, 2016 0 comments

Celebrate Go4Life Month this September. This year’s theme is #Fit4Function, focusing on the practical benefits of exercise and physical activity, like being able to drive, carry groceries into the house, do yardwork, walk the dog – all activities important to older adults. Go4Life is an exercise campaign program of the National Institute on Aging, part… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NIH, Public Libraries

Aug

12

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Videos Featuring NLM Resources for Nurses

Posted by on August 12th, 2016 0 comments

Does your library serve nurses or nursing students? If so, then check out the latest video from the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) regarding the freely available resources nurses and nursing students will find invaluable in their research. NLM Resources for Nurses: Research In less than four minutes learn about 15 different resources—all free,… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NLM, Training & Education

Jul

01

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MedlinePlus changes

Posted by on July 1st, 2016 0 comments

On Tuesday, July 12th, 2016, the MedlinePlus team will update the domain to “medlineplus.gov” for all page URLs on the English and Spanish MedlinePlus sites, including health topic pages, drug monographs and encyclopedia articles. For example, the URL for the English health topic page “Asthma” will change from https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html to https://medlineplus.gov/asthma.html   The URL for… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NLM

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