Looking Ahead to July in R7

Posted by Sarah Levin-Lederer on June 26th, 2026 Posted in: Blog
Tags: classes, resources

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The longest day of the year has passed. The summer is heating up. And as we head into July, it’s a great time to take a class or find resources to promote health in your community. Check out what’s coming up in July with this sneak peek.

Classes

Region 7 is proud to be teaching two classes in July focused on rural health and older adult health.

Rural Health Resources

WHEN: July 8, 1-2pm ET

WHAT: This webinar describes hallmarks of rural America, identify access challenges of living in rural communities, and equip participants with tools to service the health information needs of those living in rural communities.

OBJECTIVES:

• Describe current demographic trends in rural America.
• Explore data sets and visualizations from rural health resources.
• Locate information on health conditions, demographic groups and social issues.

Connecting Older Adults to Health Information

WHEN: July 29, noon-1:30pm ET

WHAT: This 90-minute webinar covers websites and data sources to help you respond to requests for health information from and about older adults, as well as covering programming ideas to address the health information needs of older adults. 

OBJECTIVES:

• Evaluate older adult population data at the local, state and national level.
• Identify health information resources to meet the information needs of older adults.
• Develop ideas for library and health education programming that address the health information needs of older adults.

Looking for something else? Check out the full NNLM Training Calendar for July classes and beyond.

July Health Observances

Looking to bring some health programming to your organization this month? July is healthy vision month and also a great time to promote sun safety with these resources:

• NNLM Reading Club books and resources on Summer Self Care, and Eyes and Vision.
• Check out the NNLM Discovery Podcast episode, Towards a Smart Bionic Eye
• Watch the Keiki Heroes: Health Activity Materials for Children The highlighted materials include an activity book on eye health.