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Mar
26
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The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is excited to announce a new, free virtual symposium focused on addressing the COVID-19 infodemic in our communities. The NNLM Virtual Symposium: Responding to the COVID-19 Infodemic is an opportunity to address misinformation and mistrust, raise awareness about the pandemic, and efforts to combat it. Symposium… Read More »
Posted in: News from NNLM, PNR Weekly Digest, Public Health
Mar
25
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Last June, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) published the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the 2021-2026 Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs), the central component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM). Health sciences libraries submitted proposal applications in September. An official announcement from the NLM regarding the new RMLs is forthcoming. The… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM, News from NNLM
Mar
15
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We are excited to announce that registration is open for a new NNLM virtual symposium focused on addressing the COVID-19 Infodemic in our communities. What is the Symposium about? The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the disparities of underserved, minority and underrepresented communities. This includes ensuring equal understanding of accurate health information, education in hard hit communities… Read More »
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Jan
27
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The Network of National Library of Medicine’s Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Initiative aims raise awareness of National Library of Medicine’s Substance Use Disorders resources and the resources of partner organizations. As part of this initiative, Network of the National Library of Medicine staff launched a new guide to information on Substance Use Disorders. The… Read More »
Posted in: News from NNLM, Opioid Use Disorder, Public Health, Public Libraries, Substance Misuse
Jan
15
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We’re partnering with our colleagues at NNLM Southeastern/Atlantic to bring you this 2-part series. Thanks to Liz Waltman for putting together this introduction: We all hope that by the end of the summer 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic will mainly be behind us, and the large bandwidth that the pandemic has taken up over the past… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NNLM, Public Libraries, Training & Education