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Jun

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Announcing June 2022 NNLM Reading Club: ACEs/PTSD/Trauma Recovery

Posted by on June 1st, 2022 0 comments

Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can result from many different types of experiences, for example the trauma of surviving a war or global health pandemic. It may also be more insidious, embedding itself in a survivor or witness of childhood physical, sexual or emotional abuse. This type of PTSD may manifest itself in adulthood as… Read More »

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May

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Funded Project: DetecTogether’s Roadmap to Early Cancer Detection for the Medically Underserved

Posted by on May 24th, 2022 0 comments Tags:

This post highlights one of NNLM R7’s funded projects during 2021-2022.  The following blog post was written by Jan Fountaine and Kate McCarthy of DetecTogether, an organization that strives to improve conversations and awareness about cancer detection and how to take action.  Detecting cancer early is the best way to save and improve lives for… Read More »

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May

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Getting the Most from NNLM: Focused Outreach

Posted by on May 16th, 2022 0 comments Tags:

If you’ve ever heard an update from R7 or NER before that, you’ve probably heard us talk about Focused Outreach. But what is Focused Outreach? What is Focused Outreach? Focused Outreach brings the resources of the NNLM directly to communities to conduct a systematic approach of identifying partners, pursuing contacts, and developing relationships with key stakeholders… Read More »

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May

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Mental Health Awareness Month

Posted by on May 2nd, 2022 0 comments Tags: ,

Every May since 1949 has been commemorated as Mental Health Awareness Month. During this month we “raise awareness about the importance of mental health and its impact on the well-being of all Americans.” Mental health and mental illness affects a wide swathe of the country, in 2020 nearly 53 million, or one in five, US… Read More »

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Apr

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World Immunization Week and National Infant Immunization Week April 24-30, 2022

Posted by on April 26th, 2022 0 comments Tags: , ,

We recognize both World Immunization Week #LongLifeforAll #Vaccines4Life and National Infant Immunization Week #NIIW as we highlight the importance of protecting ourselves and our communities from vaccine-preventable disease. The World Health Organization’s World Immunization Week theme for this year’s campaign is Long Life for All.  Find campaign information and materials from WHO:  World Immunization Week 2022… Read More »

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