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28
0 comments Tags: Gail Borden Public Library, March into Health, walking book club
Name: Danielle Henson Title: Community Engagement Liaison How did you become interested in focusing on Health and Wellness? Gail Borden Public Library sits at many tables in the district including Kane County Health Department Executive and KCHD sub-committees and Activate Elgin (Erin Donlan, Information Services Librarian is on the Executive Committee and the Income and… Read More »
Posted in: Public Libraries, Public Libraries Spotlight
Nov
21
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The GMR office is excited to announce that the Lakeville School District (MN) has been granted an Outreach Award to develop a prevention and information outreach campaign on the harms of teenage use of marijuana. Background As more states legalize marijuana, the perception of harm of marijuana use decreases. This sends a mixed message to… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Nov
20
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With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, I want to share the food and nutrition resources provided by our partners in the federal government, such as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Within these resources, you’ll find food and nutrition resources, such as Thanksgiving infographics,… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Training
Nov
16
0 comments Tags: Big Data, Data Science
In the NNLM Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles course, we asked participants, as they progressed through the course to consider the following questions: Do you think health sciences librarians should get involved with big data in healthcare? Where should librarians get involved, if you think they should? If you think they should not,… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science
Nov
13
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The GMR office is excited to announce that Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) has been granted an Outreach Award for the development and implementation of a Health and Wellbeing Workshop Series. Background Both nationally and in Minnesota, Latinos experience persistent equity gaps in health and wellbeing. These disparities are not based in biology, but… Read More »
Posted in: Advocacy, Funding, News from the Region, Outreach, Training