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Jun
05
0 comments Tags: conference, consumer health, health information, library programming, mental health, telehealth
We’ll be in Chicago at this year’s American Library Association annual conference. Two sessions are about providing outreach while two others are about addressing stress. Consider adding us to your schedule! Health Programming at Your Library: Project Ideas, Resources, and Opportunities Learn about how your library can provide health information outreach in your communities. Featured,… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Equity, Mental Health, News from NNLM, Public Libraries
Jun
01
0 comments Tags: #NNLMReadingClub, lgbtqia+
Celebrate Pride Month with the NNLM Reading Club. The LGBTQIA+ community confronts unique health challenges and shares a common need for culturally competent care that recognizes and responds to their specific medical concerns. In recognition of Pride Month, which is celebrated every June in honor of The Stonewall Uprising in 1969, the NNLM Reading Club… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Equity Diversity Inclusion, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Public Libraries
May
01
0 comments Tags: #EarthDay2023, #EnvironmentalHealth, #NNLMReadingClub
Celebrating Earth Day One of the NNLM’s National Initiatives is Environmental Determinants of Health. Environmental factors can influence human health, including physical, chemical, and biological factors that are external to a person, and all related behaviors. Collectively, these are referred to as environmental determinants of health (EDHs). Threats to any one of the EDHs can… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Public Libraries
Apr
03
0 comments Tags: #BlackMaternalHealth, #NNLMReadingClub
Black Maternal Health Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. This health disparity is why Black Maternal Health Week is an annual national health observance from April 11 to April 17. Because NNLM aims to advance the progress of… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Observances, Public Libraries
Mar
17
0 comments Tags: #DiverseVoicesToolkit, #NNLMDiscoveryPodcast
We are excited to announce the launch of the new NNLM Discovery Podcast Series! This podcast series explores how the Network of the National Library of Medicine – part of the National Institutes of Health – is engaging with communities to provide access to trusted information for the purpose of improving the public’s health. Accompanying… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Equity Diversity Inclusion, News from NNLM, Public Libraries