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Nov
13
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The last place I would have expected to provide educational HIV/AIDS information would be a restaurant. But June’s HIV+Eatery is doing a great job getting the word out that HIV/AIDS cannot be spread through food. It all started with a survey by Casey House, asking how comfortable Canadians would be eating food prepared by someone… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Nov
07
0 comments Tags: Community of Interest, data_science, eScience, professional development, Roundtable, workshop
The sixth New England Research Data Management Roundtable was held July 27, 2017 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. Sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, the NE RDM Roundtables provide opportunities for New England librarians to compare notes, ask questions, share lessons learned, explore new working models, acquire… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest, Trainings
Nov
06
0 comments Tags: cancer detection, self-empowerment
This post is part of a series on NNLM NER’s funded projects. For several funding cycles, 15-40 Connection, an organization dedicated to improving cancer detection skills, has received support from NNLM NER. This unique organization targets people between the ages of 15-40, considered to be in their prime, asserting that “[s]ince 1975, improvements in cancer survival… Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project
Oct
30
0 comments Tags: health disparities, Public Health
“Doctors, like all other people, are subject to prejudice and discrimination. While bias can be a problem in any profession, in medicine, the stakes are much higher.” ― Damon Tweedy, Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine With the goal of promoting reflection and academic discourse, the University of Massachusetts… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM, NLM Resources, Public Health
Oct
27
0 comments Tags: CHNA, community engagement, professional development
Guest post by Alan Lampson, Lead, Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center, University of Vermont Medical Center On Oct 10, NNLM NER hosted the second in the series of four webinars for the Community Health Engagement Community of Interest. The focus of this presentation was Community Assessment. Margot Malachowski presented information on the whys and whats… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest