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Sep
06
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, mental health, National Health Observances, outreach, Substance Use Disorders
One of the exercises in some of our NNLM consumer health classes is looking at such resources as County Health Rankings and Roadmaps to get a better understanding of the health issues most prevalent in the library’s or organization’s community. Quite often mental health and/or substance use disorders are listed as common health issues. Then… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Observances, Mental Health, Substance Misuse
Aug
02
0 comments Tags: breastfeeding, consumer health, health information, National Health Observances
August is National Breastfeeding Month along with Black Breastfeeding Week (August 25 – 31). Expectant and new parents often learn about the benefits of breastfeeding or nursing and may choose this method of feeding their babies. Everyone experiences breastfeeding differently from very positive to very frustrating. Not everyone thinks about taking their questions to their… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Observances
May
04
0 comments Tags: community organizations, consumer health, health information, libraries, National Health Observances, older adults, outreach
May includes many national health observances including Older Americans Month, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and Mental Health Awareness Month. Though Older Americans Month isn’t strictly a health observance, it does provide an opportunity to re-examine how we view aging and celebrate the lives and contributions of the older adults in our lives and… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances, Mental Health
Feb
17
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health information, National Health Observances, rare disease
Rare Disease Day is coming up on February 28! According to the NIH, Rare Disease Day “takes place worldwide, typically on or near the last day of February each year, to raise awareness among policymakers and the public about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives.” They also note that: An estimated 10,000 rare… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Health Observances, Public Health
Feb
15
0 comments Tags: community outreach, library programming, National Health Observances, NLM Traveling Exhibits
We are delighted to share with you a guest post by Karin Saric, Information Services Librarian at Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Karin is also responsible for the planning an organizing of hosting this National Library of Medicine (NLM) traveling exhibit at her library. In this post, she shares the… Read More »
Posted in: News from Network Members, News from NNLM Region 5