Region 6 Blog

Aug

09

NN/LM and Health Professional Shortage Areas

Posted by Molly Roberts on August 9th, 2016 0 comments

I’d guess that many of our members are familiar with the term “underserved areas” in relation to a health professional shortage area (HPSA, the federal government loves acronyms). This term is used to describe a geographic area or population group that meets the criteria for having a shortage of primary medical care, dental or mental… Read More »

Posted in: Consumer Health, NLM Resources, Outreach, Public Health

Aug

03

Getting a Head Start on Emergency Preparedness

Posted by Jacqueline Leskovec on August 3rd, 2016 0 comments

Happy New Year! Well, not exactly, but just like New Year’s, we have the opportunity to make resolutions. This one is easy to keep! Here’s an opportunity to get a head start on emergency preparedness for you library and your community. Next month is National Preparedness Month, and we have a full 31 days to… Read More »

Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, NLM Resources, Outreach

Aug

02

Educational Opportunities for August

Posted by Darlene Kaskie on August 2nd, 2016 0 comments

MLA Webinar: Are All Systematic Reviews Equal? Presented by Connie Schardt, AHIP, FMLA Wednesday, August 10, 2016, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., CST This class has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit by the Medical Library Association. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Greater Midwest Regional (GMR) sponsors up to… Read More »

Posted in: From the GMR, General, Training

Jul

25

Rename GMR blog!

Posted by Darlene Kaskie on July 25th, 2016 0 comments

The Cornflower is tried and true, but let’s refresh – starting with a new name. Visit http://tinyurl.com/renameblog to submit your best idea. The Greater Midwest Region is many people, places, and things so be creative!

Posted in: General

Jul

22

Broadening our thinking about disasters and the library’s response

Posted by Jacqueline Leskovec on July 22nd, 2016 0 comments

What is a disaster for a library community? Is it a hurricane along the gulf coast, a tornado in the plains of the Midwest, a blizzard in the north? Certainly these situations and a lot more could qualify as disasters to which libraries might respond. A recent post to the Disaster Information Outreach by Librarians email list, <DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB@list.nih.gov>,… Read More »

Posted in: Emergency Preparedness