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Feb
16
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On Feb. 29, NIH will host a Rare Disease Day event to raise awareness about rare diseases, the people they affect and current research collaborations. An estimated 25 million people in the United States have rare diseases. The event will feature presentations, posters, exhibits, an art show and tours of the NIH Clinical Center –… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NIH
Feb
09
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On February 17, join us for the PNR Rendezvous on How Patients Use Social Media. Our guest presenters will be health and science journalist Sally James and patient advocate, Stacey Tinianov. Sally and Stacey will lead you through how patients, as well as clinicians and researchers, increasingly use Twitter and Facebook to find and exchange many… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Technology, Training & Education
Feb
05
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Take a look at this infographic. Consider the numbers. What does this say about race and health? About 610,000 people in the United States die of heart disease every year. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in most ethnic groups yet the health disparities for African Americans is cause for even more alarm…. Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Health
Jan
07
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Caring for the Mind is a Moodle format 3 credit CE class from the NN/LM PNR which runs from February 1-29. Responding to questions involving topics on mental health is challenging even for the most experienced librarian. In Caring for the Mind, participants will learn about resources and how to effectively provide mental health information at their… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Training & Education
Dec
11
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The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), in collaboration with Boston University School of Medicine is pleased to announce the launch of the Health Literacy Tool Shed: http://healthliteracy.bu.edu/. The Health Literacy Tool Shed is a free, user-friendly, unique, curated online database of more than 100 empirically validated health literacy instruments. The Tool Shed serves as… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NLM, Training & Education