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Mar
19
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health reference, online education
Unless you are a consumer health librarian you may not be as familiar with addressing health reference questions. It’s OK if you don’t feel comfortable and a little uncertain how to answer questions regarding medication, a health condition, or a specific diet. You don’t have to know the answers. Like many of the topics your… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Mar
18
0 comments Tags: Be FAIR and CARE, GIDA, nnlm pnr, rdap
This past March 2020 RDAP was hosted in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend in person, but I was able to catch the conference virtually. The keynote speaker was incredibly informative and knowledgeable and of course, very articulate and engaging. For me, the highlight of the Summit was the keynote… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Health Literacy, Public Health, Training & Education
Mar
12
0 comments Tags: april 2020, citizen science, webinar
I have some very exciting news to share with you all. The PNR Citizen Science Team has planned a great PNR Rendezvous webinar entitled “What’s All this Talk About Citizen Science?” on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 at 1 P.M. PT | 2 P.M. MT | 4 P.M. ET | 10 A.M. Hawaii | 12 P.M…. Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, Public Health, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Feb
20
0 comments Tags: april 2020, citizen science, libraries, nnlm pnr
Do you run programs at your library? Interested in receiving a free Citizen Science Program Kit? Read on! The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), has expanded its partnership with SciStarter to support Citizen Science Month (April 2020). In 2019, the two organizations worked collaboratively… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Feb
18
0 comments Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, data storytelling, data visualization
The new coronavirus (i.e. COVID-19) has some people in the United States worried. As of February 18th, 2020, there are more than 70,000 confirmed cases in China right now. The outbreak is serious, but if you’re living in the United States, the odds are that the regular flu is a much more serious risk to… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, Emergency Preparedness, Health Literacy, Public Health, Training & Education