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Oct
14
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October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. This year’s theme is ‘To End AIDS, Commit to Act‘ – ‘Para Acabar con el SIDA, Comprometete a Actuar.‘ Established in 2003, the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day campaign works annually at building capacity for non-profit organizations and health departments in order to reach Latino communities, promote… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health
Jul
17
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The National Library of Medicine Training Center (NTC) is offering an online, asynchronous class called “Discovering TOXNET” October 20 – November 14, 2014. Discover TOXNET and other NLM environmental health databases through videos, guided tutorials, and discovery exercises. The class is taught online in thirteen independent modules.
Posted in: Public Health, Training & Education
Jun
18
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The National Library of Medicine’s TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork) resource – http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov – is a group of databases covering chemicals and drugs, diseases and the environment, environmental health, occupational safety and health, poisoning, risk assessment and regulations, and toxicology. Recently the TOXNET interface was updated and features: Improved appearance Intuitive interactive capabilities Improved multi-database search Easy… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM, Public Health
Jan
15
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Health Literacy in Context: A Non-clinical Framework for Research & Intervention presented by Sandra Smith, PhD, MPH of the Center for Health Literacy Promotion January 22, 2013 at 1 PM Pacific (noon Alaska 2 PM Mountain) In the national vision of a health literate society articulated by the Institute of Medicine, everyone – not only patients – obtains actionable… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Health, Training & Education
Jun
26
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Members of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific NW Region are invited to apply for a Professional Development Award for up to $1,500 to attend the University of Washington’s NW Center for Public Health Practice’s Summer Institute: http://www.nwcphp.org/training/opportunities/summer-institute-for-public-health-practice. To learn more about eligibility and see requirements, go to: http://nnlm.gov/pnr/funding/ProfDev.html. Stay tuned for more… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, Public Health