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Feb

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Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Detection – Upcoming Webinar to highlight the great work of three funded partners in Region 7

Posted by on February 28th, 2023 0 comments Tags:

On Thursday, March 16th at 1:00pm ET, learn how three community-based organizations in Massachusetts are reaching their communities to build awareness about cancer: from prevention to the importance of screening and early detection, to connecting with health care providers and support services. Each organization is using different methods to bring information about cancer screenings, prevention,… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, Webinars

Feb

27

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#CiteNLM Spring 2023 Edit-a-thon

Posted by on February 27th, 2023 0 comments Tags:

The Network of the National Library of Medicine is excited to announce its #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon campaign for Spring 2023! Join us in our campaign to improve health information on Wikipedia using NLM and other quality health information resources. Each year, NNLM hosts two editing campaigns to support information access. This spring we are focusing… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

Feb

17

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Know Your NLM Resources: Traveling Exhibitions

Posted by on February 17th, 2023 0 comments Tags: , ,

Interested in a fun way to engage your community? Looking for ways to connect the history of medicine with today? The NLM traveling exhibitions, available free of charge, present inspiring stories about history, society, and medicine. Drawn from NLM, they connect visitors to trusted health information resources. Host an Exhibit NNLM in the Office of… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, NLM, NLM Resources

Feb

10

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History of the Rochester Study Webinar Results

Posted by on February 10th, 2023 0 comments Tags: , ,

Region 7 had 162 librarians register for The History of the Rochester Study webinar on January 12, 2023. Ninety-one registrants participated in the live event. The chat discussion was lively, creating 16 pages of commentary that was saved and distributed to the registrants and on the Hospital Library Caucus listserv. We had 39 participants fill… Read More »

Posted in: Communities of Interest

Feb

06

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NNLM Virtual Symposium: Health Misinformation

Posted by on February 6th, 2023 0 comments

Registration is open for the NNLM Virtual Symposium April 4-6, 2023. The 2023 NNLM Virtual Symposium, Health Misinformation will explore both the research behind health misinformation movements and provide practical and evidence-based solutions to support librarians, health educators, and direct care providers in combating the spread of all types of health misinformation. Topics may include the types… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

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