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Jul
18
0 comments Tags: nlm, nnlm pnr, NNLM Region 5, outreach
I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended the Region 5 Executive Director Meet and Greet session this month! It was great to see some new and familiar faces as I shared my background and vision for Region 5. I hugely enjoyed the Q&A portion of the session – the attendees asked… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, New from NNLM Region 5, News from NNLM Region 5
Feb
18
0 comments Tags: consumer health, Consumer Health Information Specialization, health information, librarian roles, nnlm pnr, online education, professional development
Many of you may be familiar with our consumer health classes that we offer for free and are eligible towards obtaining the Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS). Many attendees have expressed concern about what resources to include in their library collections, especially print. Print health information resources are a conundrum as… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Feb
05
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, Funding, health literacy, nnlm pnr, public library, Teens, Youth Services
By Guest Contributor Karen Yother, Community Library Network, Idaho Anyone who has worked with teens will tell you that they are quite the unique audience. What is trendy one day is out of favor the next. They eagerly develop their own personalities and interests, continually seeking ways to express their ideas in a variety of… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Digital Health Literacy, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Mar
31
0 comments Tags: april 2020, citizen science month, nnlm pnr
Welcome to Citizen Science Month at the PNR. Thanks to the support of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), SciStarter – a web-based research affiliate of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at the Arizona State University – is helping all kinds of libraries curate activities for Citizen Science Month. In fact,… Read More »
Posted in: Citizen Science, Public Health, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Mar
18
0 comments Tags: Be FAIR and CARE, GIDA, nnlm pnr, rdap
This past March 2020 RDAP was hosted in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend in person, but I was able to catch the conference virtually. The keynote speaker was incredibly informative and knowledgeable and of course, very articulate and engaging. For me, the highlight of the Summit was the keynote… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Health Literacy, Public Health, Training & Education