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16
0 comments Tags: Focused Outreach, Health Literacy, public libraries
This June, I took a drive up to Vermont to set the groundwork for this year’s Focused Outreach work. NNLM NER is looking for ways to support health information dissemination in Rutland County. My first appointment was to speak with Jason Broughton, Vermont State Librarian. I was curious to hear his impressions of the health… Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project
Jul
08
0 comments Tags: babies and sunscreen, Broadspectrum, kids and sunscreen, SPF, sun protection, sunblock, sunscreen, water resistant sunblock, waterproof sunblock
New England’s rainy spring has finally turned into summer. This past July 4th brought a string of sunny and hot days with lots of time spent outside. As I took out my sunscreen and looked at the SPF rating of 55 I thought to myself that if anyone asked me to explain what SPF… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Public Health
Jun
14
0 comments Tags: graphic medicine, health disparities, Health Literacy
Graphic Medicine is comic books and graphic novels that cover topics of health and wellness. The visual format makes the information easier to understand and digest. By reading a personal, non-fiction story, we can learn about issues we may not have experienced personally. These stories can also help us feel less alone in our own… Read More »
Posted in: Graphic Medicine
Jun
10
0 comments Tags: Data, data_science, marketing, open science, science
Are you having trouble figuring out how to connect with your current and potential library users and getting them to utilize to all the great programs and services available at your library? Join us as we host Jill Stover Heinz, the Director of User Experience at the University of Virginia, in a webinar to explore… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
10
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group, National Library of Medicine
Please join us! We are hosting an in-person summer session for hospital librarians in the New England Region. MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2019 9:30 am until 2:30 pm UMass Medical School Worcester MA 01655 AGENDA 1. Discuss National Library of Medicine changes to DOCLINE, LinkOut, PubMed and the elimination of LoansomeDoc, and how this will… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest