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Mar
04
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Looking for a way to celebrate Citizen Science Month, support healthier environments, and fight health inequity in one event? We’ve got you covered! Each year, NNLM hosts two public Wikipedia edit-a-thons, one in the Spring and one the Fall. Editors gather to add citations from trusted sources to existing health and medical articles in Wikipedia…. Read More »
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Feb
28
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Do you provide consumer health information in your library? Do you get health questions at the reference desk and wish you knew more about finding resources? Would you like to incorporate health programming at your library? If you answered “yes” or even “maybe” to the questions above, you might be interested in learning more about… Read More »
Feb
18
0 comments Tags: community engagement, professional development, social media
On January 12, NNLM R7 and our colleagues from the NNLM Public Health Collaborative we’re honored to welcome Porcha Johnson, “Reaching Black Audiences in a Digital World” for the first NNLM Public Health Webinar Series session. Unfortunately, due to user error and technical difficulties we couldn’t record this session, but below is an… Read More »
Feb
08
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, which is one reason that every February is American Heart Month! The goal of this month is to raise awareness of heart disease, heart heath and the steps that can be made to improve it. Heart disease is a general term that covers… Read More »
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Feb
07
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The Conway Public Library (CPL), in partnership with the Gibson Center for Senior Services and Carroll County Coalition for Public Health, is one of 21 NNLM All of Us Community Award recipients for a program called “Improving the Use of the Internet for Health.” The program’s aim is to improve health literacy and facilitate the… Read More »
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