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May
20
0 comments Tags: consumer health
What is the BHIC blog? Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC) blog is hosted by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine with contributors from multiple NNLM regions. The goal is to send out health information directly to community members who may not otherwise have access to timely and useful information. Almost all of… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Health Literacy, Public Libraries
Apr
08
0 comments Tags: ALA, AllofUs, NationalLibraryWeek, nlm, NN/LM
April 7th-13th, 2019 is National Library Week. The American Library Association’s (ALA) National Library Week theme is simple, but compelling: how libraries equate to building strong communities. In honor of National Library Week, the NNLM PNR’s Dragonfly will go back in time and explore the origins of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Data Science, Funding, Public Health, Public Libraries
Apr
02
0 comments Tags: consumer health, genetics, genomic literacy, genomics
Congress approved the first National DNA Day in April 2003 to celebrate both the completion of the Human Genome Project and the anniversary of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) continues to celebrating DNA Day annually on April 25. The goal of National DNA Day… Read More »
Posted in: Health Observances, K-12, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Mar
14
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One way to easily incorporate health programming and health information at your library is highlighting national health observances. A number of resources are freely available and 2 of those are highlighted here. Recently the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) put together resources for public libraries that align with National Health Observances throughout the… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances, Public Libraries
Mar
13
0 comments Tags: environmental health
One topic of conversation that is often considered more neutral is the weather. However, that has changed over the years as the focus sometimes centers of extreme weather or talks of hotter summers, more storms, melting glaciers, etc. These conversations are now sometimes turning into heated debates and we may not always understand the science… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Health, Public Libraries, Training & Education