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Sep
23
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Many factors influence health literacy. During Health Literacy Month this October, we can raise awareness of how clear communication and access to reliable health information support better health outcomes. Health literacy occurs when health information and services created for the public match with people’s capacity to find, understand, and use them (Agency for Healthcare Research… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Newsletters, NLM Resources
Sep
15
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Join us on September 29 for a webinar exploring how visual arts can support continuing education and resilience among nurses. Region 7 Presents: Training the Eye, Strengthening Care: Visual Arts Immersion and Museum Partnerships for Health System Nurses | NNLM This webinar will highlight the innovative project, A Resilience-Building Interprofessional Partnership in an Academic Health System: Museums, Libraries… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Aug
27
0 comments Tags: MedlinePlus, Member Spotlight, public libraries
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was about three, my dad asked me the same question. I said, “A bigger kid!” For a while, that meant wanting to become a baseball reporter. While that didn’t happen, I succeeded in the bigger kid department. I dance randomly,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Member Spotlight
Aug
11
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Back in June, Region 7 featured a blog post about an Inclusive Story Time happening at UConn Avery Point. In this article, learn how it went as well as the partnership that evolved to facilitate this innovative programming. Collaboration and partnerships are an integral part of the work of the Network of the National Library… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jul
23
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Caregiving has come up in many ways with our work at NNLM. We are hearing this theme in our focused outreach work, in classes such as Connecting Older Adults to Health Information, have spotlighted this topic in the NNLM Reading Club, and presented on this topic in conferences. In this blog post, we celebrate the… Read More »