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October is Health Literacy Month

Posted by on October 12th, 2015 0 comments

This year’s theme for Health Literacy Month 2015 is “Be a Health Literacy Hero”.  Whether you’re an individual or an organization, promoting health literacy makes you a hero. Health literacy has been in the spotlight in recent years and is part of a growing movement to improve communication between patients and clinicians, reduce medical errors,… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy

Oct

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WebJunction webinar, Public Health and Public Libraries: Librarians as Health Literacy First Responders

Posted by on October 7th, 2015 0 comments

WebJunction is offering a great webinar featuring two Consumer Health Coordinators from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Date: 21 October 2015 Time: Noon – 1:00pm Pacific Time Presenters: Lydia N. Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region Anita Kinney, Program Analyst, United States Access Board Christian Minter,… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Health, Training & Education

Sep

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Upcoming PNR Rendezvous on the NLM resource — Health Reach

Posted by on September 14th, 2015 0 comments

Date: Wednesday, September 16 Time: 1:00pm Pacific Time, Noon Alaska Time, 2:00pm Mountain Time Do you work with immigrants and refugees?  Does your library or place of work include employees or patrons whose first language may not be English? Do you find yourself thinking you should look into cultural competency training but may not know… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education

Aug

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Understanding the Evidence Behind the Headlines Webinar, August 12

Posted by on August 10th, 2015 0 comments

Please join us at the University of Washington for this webinar from the Medical Library Association: “Consumers and Evidence-Based Practice: Understanding the Evidence Behind the Headlines.” Researchers report that older adults who slept more than 8 hours a night were 46% more likely to suffer strokes and that families who hand-wash the dishes are about… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education

Jul

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New PNR Moodle Class – Health Issues in the Headlines: Learning to Read Between the Lines

Posted by on July 21st, 2015 0 comments

Dark chocolate, red wine, and stem cells – what do these have in common?  All have been reported in the news as having health benefits.  Often the first place your patrons will hear about health issues is in the media.  This interactive, hands-on CE course will introduce participants to the environment of health reporting.  Participants… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy, Training & Education

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