Region 6 Blog

Oct

14

October is Health Literacy Month

Posted by Nora Barnett on October 14th, 2026 0 comments

October is Health Literacy Month! We’ve compiled some resources to help you and your organization improve health literacy. Health literacy has two parts: Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Organizational health literacy… Read More »

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Sep

09

Webinar on improving organizational health literacy for Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) Communities

Posted by Nora Barnett on September 9th, 2026 0 comments

Join us on October 6 for a webinar on improving organizational health literacy for people who are Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing (DDBHH). We are delighted to be hosting guest speakers from the Center of Deaf Health Excellence at Gallaudet University. CHES and CNE credit will be available. The guest speakers will share… Read More »

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Jul

07

NNLM Announces Recipients of the 2026 ARSL Professional Development Award

Posted by Miles Dietz-Castel on July 7th, 2026 0 comments

The Network of the National Library of Medicine’s (NNLM) Training Office and Region 1 are proud to announce the recipients of the Association for Rural & Small Libraries professional development award. Out of a highly competitive pool of applicants from across the United States, twenty outstanding library professionals were selected for their dedication to community… Read More »

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