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Jan
04
0 comments Tags: #addiction, #NNLMReadingClub, #racism, #YearInReview, genetics
January 2023: Year-in-Review As we begin a new year, the NNLM Reading Club would like to reflect on the past year. This January, we share highlights and even offer updates of past content by adding new, exciting resources to previous health-topic themes. We are open to feedback and are in the beginning stages of organizing… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Literacy, Opioid Use Disorder, Public Health, Public Libraries, Substance Misuse
Apr
12
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, genetics, genomics, health information, health literacy, libraries, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club, NNLM Region 5, public library, science education
Join us for a virtual conversation with Whitney Stewart and Hans C. Andersson, MD, authors of Genomics: A Revolution in Health and Disease Discovery (Genomics). They will be joined by genetic counselor Anya Revah Politi, MS, CGC, and event host Edgar Gil Rico from the National Association for Hispanic Health (NAHH). This event is offered in partnership with NAHH and… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Consumer Health, Health Literacy, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Libraries
Apr
04
0 comments Tags: education resources, genetics, genomic health literacy, genomics, science education
Genetics is becoming more a part of the K-12 school curriculum especially for middle and high school students. How can your library support your local school’s instruction and learning? The National Institutes of Health has a number of resources but this post will focus on Unlocking Life’s Code. Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code is the results… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Education, Health Disparities, Health Literacy, K-12
Mar
28
0 comments Tags: All of Us, genetics, genomics, health literacy, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club, public library
April showers bring May flowers and also National DNA Day, which celebrates two important scientific achievements: the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the Human Genome Project was “the international, collaborative research program whose goal… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Libraries
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