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Oct
31
0 comments Tags: Citizen Science, environmental health, funding
NNLM R7 is excited to announce the availability of free Citizen Science Kits! Kits come with everything your community needs to participate in collecting real scientific data. And they make a great addition to library of things collections and family programming. Citizen Science projects are an innovative way to connect individuals and communities to projects… Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project
Oct
21
0 comments Tags: Community of Interest, graphic medicine, Member Spotlight, public libraries
Today’s blog is a guest spot written by Tatjana Saccio, Reference Librarian at the Nevins Library and a member of the R7 Graphic Medicine COI. Introduce yourself: I have been a Reference Librarian at the Nevins Library for 17 years. The Nevins Library, built in 1883, has long been considered the “heart and center” of… Read More »
Posted in: Graphic Medicine, Member Spotlight
Sep
16
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September is National Preparedness Month (Mes de Preparación Nacional), which makes it a great time to talk about climate related preparedness. How does climate change affect extreme weather? And how is preparedness part of climate adaptation? How are climate change and preparedness related? Past blog posts have covered climate change and extreme weather and climate… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Aug
19
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Something new is always happening with graphic medicine in Region 7 and August was a big month with the publication of a new guide, co-hosting a virtual book discussion with the R7 Graphic Medicine Community of Interest (COI) and more. New Graphic Medicine Resource Guide NNLM has a great slate of guides on a variety… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jul
11
0 comments Tags: climate change, Data, MedlinePlus, Public Health
Reported vector-borne diseases have more than doubled in the last 20 years due to a variety of factors including travel, changing land use and also climate change. Climate change is lengthening some vector (ex: mosquito or tick) seasons, and expanding habitats to new areas of the country and world. This post is the last, for… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health