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Apr
10
0 comments Tags: Data, marijuana, public safety
On the day that the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission began accepting applications for Registered Marijuana Dispensaries, UMass Amherst hosted a symposium entitled Marijuana Legalized: Research, Practice and Policy Considerations. The School of Public Health and Health Sciences invited Darrin Grondel, Director of Washington (State) Traffic Safety Commission, to speak about the impacts of legalized recreational marijuana… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health
Mar
27
0 comments Tags: public libraries, Public Library Association, Training
Dodging snowflakes, I made my way to the Philadelphia Convention Center on the morning of Tuesday, March 20. That day, Bobbi Newman (NNLM GMR), Monique Mason (Akron-Summit County (OH) Public Library) and Carolyn Martin (NNLM PNR), and I would lead 75 public librarians through the basics of health and wellness reference services, and explore ideas… Read More »
Posted in: Trainings
Mar
13
0 comments Tags: community engagement, Focused Outreach, sexual health
On Wed, March 28, NNLM NER is collaborating with Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) and Team Maureen for a community-based training on finding quality sexual health information on the internet. The Maureen E. Russo Nonprofit Organization (Team Maureen) was founded in memory of Maureen E. Russo, who passed away from cervical cancer at the… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health, Trainings
Feb
23
0 comments Tags: business of healthcare, hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
On Jan 25, 2018, NNLM NER hosted a webinar on the Business of Healthcare. This webinar is part of an intermittent series aimed at addressing the professional development needs of hospital librarians in the New England Region. Topics are determined by NNLM NER’s Hospital Libraries Advisory Group (HLAG). Example topics include: DOCLINE Update; Advanced PubMed;… Read More »
Feb
09
0 comments Tags: community engagement, hospital librarians, public libraries
Guest post by Alan Lampson, Lead, Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center, University of Vermont Medical Center On June 21, NNLM NER kicked off a 4-part Community of Interest (COI) class on Community Health Engagement with an introductory session. We discussed what a COI is – a community of people who share a common interest or… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest