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Feb
17
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, National Health Observances, rare disease
Rare Disease Day is coming up on February 28! According to the NIH, Rare Disease Day “takes place worldwide, typically on or near the last day of February each year, to raise awareness among policymakers and the public about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives.” They also note that: An estimated 10,000 rare… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Health Observances, Public Health
Oct
03
0 comments Tags: breast cancer, consumer health, health literacy, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer – the second most common form of cancer in women, after skin cancer. In the U.S., approximately 13 percent of women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. And while the death rate has declined… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances, Public Health, Public Libraries
Aug
31
0 comments Tags: Addiction & Recovery, consumer health, health literacy, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club, public library, Substance Use Disorders
The non-profit Faces and Voices of Recovery celebrates Recovery Month each September. In concert with their effort and that of NNLM’s Substance Use Disorder Interest Group, this month’s NNLM Reading Club focuses on recovery from substance use. Recovery Month’s theme is “Every Person. Every Family. Every Community” because recovery is for everyone. The NNLM Reading… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances, News from NNLM, Public Libraries, Substance Misuse
Jun
01
0 comments Tags: ACEs, consumer health, health information, health literacy, libraries, mental health, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club, PTSD, public library, reading, Trauma Recovery
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can result from many different types of experiences, for example the trauma of surviving a war or global health pandemic. It may also be more insidious, embedding itself in a survivor or witness of childhood physical, sexual or emotional abuse. This type of PTSD may manifest itself in adulthood as… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances, Mental Health, News from NNLM, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Libraries
May
02
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, mental health, National Health Observances
In every community across the U.S. , people have been impacted by mental health. They have either worked or lived with or cared for someone who has or has experienced a mental health condition or are experiencing it themselves. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional challenges for those who need or are seeking help. Take… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Observances, Mental Health