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Feb
02
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, health literacy, Maternal Health, public library, toolkit
University of Washington iSchool students (and now graduates), Lauren Califano and Shanti Rahim, worked with us to create a library toolkit for the Network of the National Library of Medicine with prenatal to postpartum health information resources. The toolkit is now available and can be downloaded and customized to meet the needs of birthing persons… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Libraries
Jan
13
0 comments Tags: Maternal Health
The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5 is offering an opportunity for NNLM members in Region 5 to host a viewing of the 30-minute documentary, Laboring with Hope for their communities. This program is intended to improve awareness of maternal health disparities and create opportunities to share reliable health information. Going… Read More »
Posted in: New from NNLM Region 5, Public Health
Jun
23
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, libraries, Maternal Health, public library, toolkit
University of Washington Master’s in Library Science students, Shanti Rahim and Lauren Califano, finished their culminating capstone project for NNLM. Their capstone project was to create a library toolkit for the Network of the National Library of Medicine on childbirth services and resources, including prenatal and postpartum information and community providers. The purpose of this… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Libraries
Apr
25
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, Maternal Health, toolkit
The University of Washington Master’s in Library Science program culminates in a capstone project. Students find an information need and a sponsor to work for, in order to solve the need using all the skills they honed during their program. Two students, Lauren Califano and Shanti Rahim, are excited to work with NNLM Region 5… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, News from NNLM Region 5, Public Libraries
Jul
06
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, health literacy, Maternal Health, NNLM Reading Club, public health, public library, Racism and Health
Bring your book-discussion group into one of the central conversations impacting our nation as the NNLM Reading Club focuses on Racism and Health for its July reading selections, with special attention to Black maternal health. The three selections explore motherhood through the experiences of Black women in different ways. NNLM encourages you to use one… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, PNR Weekly Digest, Public Health, Public Libraries