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May

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Black Maternal Health Week at SJSU

Posted by on May 6th, 2024 0 comments Tags: , , , , , ,

We’re excited to share this wonderful guest post contributed by Dawn Hackman, Adriana Poo, and Estella Inda, librarians at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San José State University. Their library participated in our Region 5 program where we offered organizational members the opportunity to host the film “Laboring with Hope” to raise awareness about… Read More »

Posted in: Equity Diversity Inclusion, Health Disparities, Health Equity, News from Network Members, News from NNLM Region 5

May

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Consumer Health Minute: Mental Health Resources

Posted by on May 2nd, 2024 0 comments Tags: , , , ,

Mental health is important at every stage of life and having a mental health condition can affect physical health. You, your library, and your organization can help by providing access to resources and information, and by raising awareness to help support family members, friends, and colleagues. Below are just a few resources to consider: SAMHSA… Read More »

Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Observances, Mental Health

Mar

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Consumer Health Minute: National Nutrition Month®

Posted by on March 4th, 2024 0 comments Tags: , , ,

This year’s theme, for National Nutrition Month® is “Beyond the Table” and it covers several important aspects of nutrition such as food production, navigating the farmer’s market and grocery store, how to decrease food waste and more. Since 1973, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has been a leader in providing nutrition information when it… Read More »

Posted in: Consumer Health

Nov

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Consumer Health Minute: Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted by on November 3rd, 2023 0 comments Tags: , , , , ,

Over 6 million Americans have Alzheimer’s Disease, according to the  Alzheimer’s Association’s most recent annual report. This report is packed with information you might find helpful as a large part of our population continues to age, many with Alzheimer’s or related dementias. Here are just a few facts from the report: Deaths from Alzheimer’s have… Read More »

Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Observances

Oct

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Consumer Health Minute: Medical Librarians Improving Health Literacy

Posted by on October 2nd, 2023 0 comments Tags: , , , , , ,

October is not only Health Literacy Month it is also National Medical Librarians Month. Do you consider yourself a medical librarian? Do you find yourself providing health information to your patrons, patients, clients, students, or the public? If part of your job is to provide health information, you are part of the medical library and… Read More »

Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Public Libraries

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