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Jul
16
0 comments Tags: academic libraries, citizen science, NNLM/MAR
The NNLM Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) is hosting a two-part webinar series entitled “Citizen Science in the Academic Library” on July 24th and July 31st. The two webinars (July 24 and 31) will introduce attendees to citizen science, provide tips and best practices for getting started and sustaining citizen science on campus, and showcase resources… Read More »
Posted in: Citizen Science, Public Health, Training & Education
Jul
10
0 comments Tags: NIDA, nih, Substance Use Disorders
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is the lead federal agency supporting research on drug use and its consequences. Its mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health. In alignment with this mission, NIDA developed a… Read More »
Posted in: News from NIH, PNR Weekly Digest, Public Health, Substance Misuse
Jul
06
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, health literacy, Maternal Health, NNLM Reading Club, public health, public library, Racism and Health
Bring your book-discussion group into one of the central conversations impacting our nation as the NNLM Reading Club focuses on Racism and Health for its July reading selections, with special attention to Black maternal health. The three selections explore motherhood through the experiences of Black women in different ways. NNLM encourages you to use one… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, PNR Weekly Digest, Public Health, Public Libraries
Jun
08
0 comments Tags: COVID-19 Portfolio, litcovid
For those of you who are curious about the differences between two new COVID-19 tools, LitCovid and COVID-19 Portfolio Tool, here are some answers! As you already know, LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. Though, LitCovid is limited to articles in PubMed, includes research on other… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Emergency Preparedness, Public Health
May
28
0 comments Tags: COVID-19, litcovid, nature, nih
There is a new literature search hub that is available for the 2019 novel Coroavirus that was developed as a collaboration between the journal Nature and the US National Institutes of Health’s intramural research programme. LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up to date scientific information about COVID-19. Right now, it is the… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Emergency Preparedness, Public Health, Technology