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Feb
01
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health education, health literacy, heart health, National Health Observances, science education
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Significant contributors to heart disease include high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol. February is American Heart Month. It’s a good time to start taking steps to improve your health. (Remember those New Year’s resolutions?) Consider also taking some time this month… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances, Training & Education
Jan
07
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
The New Year is a celebration of new beginnings. This may be especially true as we welcome 2021, which we hope will be a resilient New Year. Resilience sustains us through adversity by cultivating practices that help us cope … and 2020 was nothing if not full of adversity. How can we practice resilience in… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Dec
02
0 comments Tags: consumer health, holiday celebrations, holiday safety, safety tips
As we all know, this holiday season will be celebrated a little differently this year. Despite knowing this, we long to experience the traditions that bring us the joy and cheer we expect this time of year. We can still continue to decorate, to prepare favorite foods, and give gifts. Not only should we do… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy
Dec
01
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, genetics, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
We inherit many things from the people who went before us – our physical characteristics, aspects of our personality and, sometimes, our health. December’s Reading Club selections discuss inherited diseases, focusing specifically on cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell disease, and cancer caused by the BRCA mutation. … Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Nov
10
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, genetics, genomics, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, News from NNLM, Public Libraries