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May

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Mental Health Awareness Month 2023

Posted by on May 2nd, 2023 0 comments

Every year the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) organizes Mental Health Awareness Month. It was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. In this post I’d like to highlight some NLM, government and other trusted… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

Apr

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Member Spotlight: Marissa Iverson

Posted by on April 24th, 2023 0 comments Tags: ,

Marissa Iverson has been a fantastic partner of the NNLM in Region 7 and we are so pleased to congratulate her on earning the Data Services Specialization. The following interview shares a little about Marissa and her work.   As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I went through phases… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Data, Member Spotlight

Apr

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R7 Graphic Medicine Year 2 in Review

Posted by on April 14th, 2023 0 comments Tags: ,

As the NNLM year draws to a close at the end of April, it’s time to look back at all we’ve accomplished since May, 2022. Year 1 (2021-2022) was a year of restarting, expanding, and creating. Year 2 (2022-2023) was a year of growth for our Graphic Medicine Community of Interest (COI) and change for… Read More »

Posted in: Communities of Interest, Graphic Medicine

Apr

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Region 7 Activities for Hospital Librarians, Year 2

Posted by on April 6th, 2023 0 comments Tags: , ,

As Year Two comes to a close, Region 7 wants to update you on activities designed to meet the needs of hospital librarians. Webinars Since May 2022, Region 7 hosted two webinars aimed at hospital librarians. The webinars were offered nationally. According to registration records, 32 registrants for ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians were from Region 7,… Read More »

Posted in: Communities of Interest

Mar

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Member Spotlight: Jessica Planas – National Association of Hispanic Nurses Connecticut Chapter and Fairfield University

Posted by on March 28th, 2023 0 comments Tags:

The following is paraphrased from an interview on 3/21/2023. Jessica Planas, BSN, MPH, PhD, has been a nurse for 25 years with a focus on community and public health and continues her work in a federally qualified community health center. In addition, Dr. Planas holds a full-time position as Associate Professor of Nursing in the… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, NLM Resources

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