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Mar
20
0 comments Tags: MedlinePlus, resources
This Friday, March 24 is World TB Day. Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24 commemorating the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), despite being a preventable and curable disease, 1.5 million… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Feb
17
0 comments Tags: history of medicine, National Library of Medicine, resources
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
Jan
13
0 comments Tags: environmental health, resources
January is National Radon Action Month. As we got to know Nancy Holmquist from Cary (ME) Medical Center during Focused Outreach last year, we learned more about projects and programs Cary has implemented around radon education and mitigation. But what is radon? What are radon’s health effects? And what are the prevention and mitigation options?… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Dec
18
0 comments Tags: Focused Outreach, Member Spotlight
I met Nancy Holmquist, of Cary Medical Center’s Public Relations Department, last year as part of Focused Outreach to Aroostook County in the state of Maine. Nancy is a health educator in two community wellness programs. I caught up with Nancy to hear about her work since their Focused Outreach year. What’s the most valuable… Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project
Nov
21
0 comments Tags: exhibits, Public Health
November 6-9, Boston welcomed 12,000 public health professionals and students from around the US and across the world for the American Public Health Association (APHA) annual conference. Celebrating their 150th year, APHA Annual Conference 2022 hosted sessions on health topics such as COVID, maternal and child health, SUD, HIV/AIDS, on public health practice such as… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Public Health