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Posted by Carolyn Martin on July 14th, 2020
Posted in: PNR Weekly Digest
Items regarding COVID-19 information are indicated with an *
NIDA Request for Information
As part of the strategic planning process, NIDA (NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for feedback on an initial outline of the plan, which includes both Scientific Goals and Cross-cutting themes. NIDA would like to hear from the community of researchers, clinicians, patients, policymakers, members of the public, and other stakeholders. …read the post to learn more about how and when to submit comments.
NNLM CE Opportunities:
NNLM offers training on a variety of topics related to health information. A complete listing of NNLM educational opportunities is available. Please note you need to create an NNLM account prior to registration if you don’t already have one. This is not the same as being a member of NNLM. Learn how to register for classes and create a free account
I am … Safe Zone: Gender This!: Sex, gender, and sexual orientation become conflated and these misunderstandings are related to sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression. This session contains the clearest model ever. Making changes starts here! Part of the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Nine Conversations that Matter to Health Sciences Librarians with Jessica Pettitt” webinar series. July 15 at 9:00 a.m. PT. (1 MLA CE) Register
Mino Izhiwebzi (“Good Health”): Native Americans live with some of the nation’s most significant health disparities. While the causes are immensely complex, it is widely recognized that food insecurity, associated food behaviors, and malnutrition are major influences. To help combat these disparities, the Greater Midwest Region funded Anna Wirta Kosobuski, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth, MN, a health information outreach award to support her Mino Izhiwebzi (“Good Health”) project in 2019. Join the session to learn more about this project. July 29 at 11:00 a.m. PT. (1 MLA CE) Register
Creating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Front Line Workers: One Way Libraries Can Contribute to the Pandemic Response: The UTA Libraries FabLab has contributed to the national movement among makerspaces to craft sewn masks and 3D printed face shields for the community and for front line health care workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation will cover our approach to safely facilitate the making of these Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items; how they have been distributed; implications these efforts have for the maker movement medical librarians, and health professionals; and resources for further making! August 12 at 8:00 a.m. PT. Register
Metrics Toolkit: A Tool for Navigating the Research Metrics Landscape: The Metrics Toolkit is an open access resource aimed at helping researchers, evaluators, and librarians understand and responsibly use research metrics, including bibliometrics and altmetrics. The Toolkit provides evidence-based information about research metrics across disciplines, including how each metric is calculated, where it can be found, and how it should (and should not) be applied. Join this PNR Rendezvous to hear how it can be used by librarians to facilitate research impact outreach and education efforts, helping authors and institutional evaluators gain knowledge about specific metrics and choose appropriate metrics based on the type of impact being considered and the nature of one’s work. October 21 at 1:00 p.m. PT. (1 MLA CE) Register
“Bridging the Gap: From Research to Policy”, from the NLM Director’s blog
The BLAST Docker and databases are now ready to use on Google and Amazon clouds
Prevention Posters Push the Message
Meet the 2020 Coding it Forward Civic Digital Fellows
“The TRUST Principles for Digital Repositories” Published in Scientific Data
*NIH Launches Clinical Trials Network to Test COVID-19 Vaccines and Other Prevention Tools
*RADx Tech: Diagnosing Disease-Delivering Health: Watch a video on NIBIB’s new initiative
Medical Imaging App, Learn how medical scans work and what to expect during your next one
Engineers 3D-print sensors onto moving organs
Data harmonization and sharing are essential for COVID-19 research
Large study links gum disease with dementia
National Human Genome Research Institute researchers reframe dog-to-human aging comparisons
Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)
In coordination with the launch of the NIH Common Fund’s Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) program, NIH is hosting an online-only, Virtual Symposium Platform, a collection of networking tools and online events that is free and open to the public. The Virtual Symposium Platform will be open from July through November 2020 with several online events and networking tools available to participants during that time frame.
*Resources from the Disaster Information Management Research Center:
*Resources: COVID-19:
Two New Toolkits from the Accessibility Assembly
2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released the 2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being. This publication delivers the Foundation’s annual state rankings and the latest available data on child well-being, including topics such as health, family and community, education and economic status. It also compares statistics from 2010 to 2018. Please note that this year’s edition describes how children across the United States were faring before the coronavirus pandemic began.
Mental Health by the Numbers
The National Alliance on Mental Health has created infographics and fact sheets on topics such as the warning signs of mental illness and suicide, including statistics by race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation/identity: Mental Health By the Numbers. NAMI also provides Spanish-language information on mental health and its cultural dimensions among the Hispanic/Latinx community.
Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Disparities
The National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC has published a booklet, Mental Health Disparities among Hispanic and Latino Populations, that emphasizes the social determinants of health, as well as non-medical health-related social needs, and their impact on Hispanic/Latinx mental health outcomes.
Younger, more educated U.S. adults are more likely to take part in citizen science research
In recent years, a host of new ways have emerged for people with little or no formal science training to take part in scientific research projects. One-in-ten U.S. adults say they have taken part in an activity classified as citizen science in the past year, and 26% say they have ever done so, according to a Pew Research Center survey…learn more about this Pew Research survey
*Hand Sanitizers with Methanol
FDA is warning consumers and health care providers that the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination. Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested and can be life-threatening when ingested. Learn more about these hand sanitizers on the FDA website