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Aug

05

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Explore National Immunization Awareness Month with the NNLM Reading Club

Posted by on August 5th, 2019 0 comments

August is National Immunization Awareness Month, a National Health Observance which provides a key opportunity to highlight the importance of getting recommended vaccines at all ages. The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention reminds us that every year children and adults become seriously ill and are hospitalized because of diseases that vaccines can help prevent,… Read More »

Posted in: All of Us, Consumer Health, NNLM Reading Club, Outreach, Public Libraries

Aug

02

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Libraries as Recovery Centers: a free CE opportunity from the GMR

Posted by on August 2nd, 2019 0 comments

Are you interested in an amazing opportunity to learn to work with librarians, first responders, health professionals, and the public in emergencies for free? The Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MLA) invites you to attend special training in the field of disaster information and planning at the joint WHSLA*, SWHSL*, and Midwest Chapter… Read More »

Posted in: Conferences and Meetings, Emergency Preparedness, From the GMR, Funding, Public Health

Jul

26

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AAHSL/PNR-NNLM Research Data Professional Development Award

Posted by on July 26th, 2019 0 comments Tags: , ,

A new professional development opportunity has been released for individual at AAHSL institutions that are interested in building their professional capacity to support research data knowledge! The 2019-2020 AAHSL/PNR-NNLM Research Data Professional Development Award program provides those selected with an opportunity to attend or experience a professional development activity related to research data knowledge and… Read More »

Posted in: Data Science, Funding, Training

Jul

19

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Registration Open: Biomedical and Health Research Data Management for Librarians!

Posted by on July 19th, 2019 0 comments Tags: ,

Course Title: Biomedical and Health Research Data Management for Librarians An asynchronous online National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Moodle course that will take place from September 9 – November 8, 2019. Enrollment will be limited to the first 100 who register! Description: The course provides basic knowledge and skills for librarians interested in… Read More »

Posted in: Data Science, Training

Jul

16

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Funding Awarded to the University of Iowa’s Gathering Welcome Project

Posted by on July 16th, 2019 0 comments Tags: , ,

The GMR office is excited to announce funding for the Gathering Welcome: Creating a Curriculum to Teach Health Literacy to Immigrant and Refugee Women via our Health Information Outreach award. Project: Description:  The result of this project will be a cohesive, vetted curriculum designed to improve the health literacy and health information access and outcomes… Read More »

Posted in: Funding

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Grant Number 1UG4LM012346 with The University of Iowa.

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