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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
Nov
04
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Your health is the product of three factors: lifestyle, environment and genetics. In November, NNLM Reading Club is taking a closer look at human genetics. Featured are three books that translate the complexities of genetics into understandable terms. Pulitzer Prize-winner Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the history of genetics from its beginnings in the 19th-century experiments of… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Oct
07
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health insurance, health literacy, lgbtqia+, public library, webinar
Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace is from November 1 – December 15, 2020. Your library or organization may offer assistance whether for the Health Insurance Marketplace or for any health insurance enrollment. NNLM PNR has gathered some information resources for you to offer your patrons and clientele as they navigate their way. The… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Libraries, Training & Education
Sep
30
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, diversity, Equity & Inclusion, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public library
“For I know that diversity is important, not based just on gender, or your race or ethnicity, but your unique experiences, your perspectives and solutions that you bring to the table. … Don’t shy away from your experiences, your challenges, your joys. Yes, they are wonderfully complicated, but they shape who you are.” ~Valerie Montgomery… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Sep
01
0 comments Tags: All of Us, citizen science, consumer health, health literacy, NNLM Reading Club, public health, public library
Your health is a product of your genetics, lifestyle and environment. This month the NNLM Reading Club examines the third component of that critical trio. Environmental health plays a role in a host of social issues facing our society, from how to ensure drinking water is safe, to what kinds of risks we should take… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Citizen Science, Health Literacy, News From NNLM PNR, PNR Weekly Digest, Public Libraries