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Dec
03
0 comments Tags: American Indian Population Health, cervical cancer, HPV, HPV immunization, HPV-related cancers, oral health and HPV, Oral HPV Toolkit
The following blog post is about a current NER-funded grant project. The post was written by the Team Maureen organization, Dr. Allesandro Villa, Lisa Bennett Johnson and Kelly Welch. No one should die of an HPV-related cancer. Dr. Alessandro Villa from the Division of Oral Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard School of… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health
Nov
26
0 comments Tags: Citizen Science, community engagement, credibility, data_science, open science, technology, Wikipedia
Thank you to all who participated in the Fall 2019 #citeNLM virtual edit-a-thon. In the November crowdsourcing campaign, over 548 articles were edited, over 47 thousand words added, all by 108 editors. To see the amazing work everyone did, check out the #citeNLM Program Dashboard to see statistics on the event. In addition, if you… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Oct
29
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, MedlinePlus, public libraries, publishing, science librarians
Since October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this week’s blog features an interview with the author Karen Iverson. She is the author of, ‘Winning the Breast Cancer Battle: Empowering Warriors and Guiding Loved Ones.” It is a hopeful and inspiring story that keeps you wanting to know more. I had the pleasure of… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Oct
04
0 comments Tags: e-cigarettes, lung illnesses, THC, tobacco use, tobacco use and youth, vaping
My adult kids vape. Neither ever smoked cigarettes. Until very recently, I honestly thought, “I have got better things to worry about.” Well, I was wrong. For a health professional who educates others about substance use and addiction, I was… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Public Health
Sep
24
0 comments Tags: censorship, Health Literacy, open science, public libraries, science librarians
This week, September 22, through September 28, is Banned Books Week. It is an annual event celebrating the freedom to not be in the dark and read. It brings attention to both current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. According to the American Library Association (ALA), banned books week was launched… Read More »
Posted in: Blog