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Test the Waters Family Exploration Kit

Posted by on March 5th, 2021 0 comments

In partnership with Cornerstones of Science and the NIH All of Us Research Program, the Network of the National Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) is offering an exciting new citizen science resource to public libraries. The Test the Waters Family Exploration Kit is a fun, accessible, loanable kit which includes four family friendly activities, and all the instructions and materials needed (audio… Read More »

Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Consumer Health, Outreach, Public Health, Public Libraries, Resource Sharing

Feb

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A Guide to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) for Public Libraries

Posted by on February 27th, 2020 0 comments Tags: ,

“The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which used to be called the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), is a new type of coronavirus. It causes respiratory illness in people. It was first identified in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 can spread from person to person. This usually happens through respiratory droplets – when someone with the virus coughs or sneezes,… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Public Libraries

Dec

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Resolve to Stay Active: A Fitbit Kit for Your Community

Posted by on December 5th, 2019 0 comments

January traditionally is the month for making new resolutions usually with a goal to lose those extra pounds packed on during the winter holidays. Now is the opportunity to help your community make that fitness health resolution and keep it. How? Apply by Friday, December 20th for a one-time award of Resolve to Stay Active… Read More »

Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Consumer Health, From the GMR, Funding, Outreach, Public Libraries, Technology

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New Project Funded to Explore Public Health and Public Library Partnerships

Posted by on October 30th, 2019 0 comments

The GMR is excited to announce that the Institute for Public Health Practice at the University of Iowa College of Public Health has been awarded funding for its project: Information Collaboration: Bringing Public Health Organizations and Public Libraries Together. This project will provide resources and educational opportunities that highlight the benefits of collaboration between public… Read More »

Posted in: Funding, Public Health, Public Libraries

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IUPUI Library Recipient of All of Us Ambassador Award

Posted by on September 13th, 2019 0 comments

The IUPUI University Library is one of five award recipients of the 2019-2020 NNLM All of Us Ambassador Program. Funding for this program is the result of a partnership between the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and All of Us, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research program that seeks to enroll one million or more people… Read More »

Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Consumer Health, From the GMR, Funding, News from the Region, NNLM All of Us Ambassador Award, Outreach, Public Libraries, Success Stories

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