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Nov
16
0 comments Tags: community engagement, Community of Interest, graphic medicine, Health Literacy, Public Health
Public Health is a broad set of actions that promote wellness, but a lot of people don’t understand what public health does for us. Can graphic medicine (comics and graphic novels with health, wellness and disease themes) help us better understand public health? Spoiler Alert: the answer is yes! Here are a few examples… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Graphic Medicine
Nov
12
0 comments Tags: Addiction, human trafficking, prostitution, sexual exploitation, substance use disorder
The following post is written by Nicole Bell, the founder and CEO of the non-profit organization LIFT (Living in Freedom Together). Nicole Bell and Dr. Marianne Sarkis from Clark University were recently awarded a Community Engagement grant from the New England region. The name of their project is “Trauma-Informed Training for Health Providers, Educators,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, NLM Resources, Public Health
Oct
31
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Are you curious about receiving NNLM NER funding? What is the process? What do we look for? Want ideas, or bounce your ideas off others? Have you received funding before and want to share what you know and your projects with others? You are invited to the NNLM NER Funding Meeting. Thursday, December 6, 2018… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Oct
30
0 comments Tags: community engagement, Data, hospital librarians, science, science librarians, Training
Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity both attend and to give a lightning talk at the North American Health Science Libraries, Inc. (NASHL) annual conference in Manchester, NH. The theme was Remaining Strong in an Ever-Changing Landscape. It was a way to network and celebrate NAHSL’s 60 years of membership. For those who are not… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Oct
30
0 comments Tags: Data, data_science, eScience, science librarians
This is the eleventh blog post in a series authored by twelve individuals who received scholarships to attend the 2018 Science Boot Camp held at Brandeis University on June 13-15, 2018. This article was written by Jaclyn Wilson, an Access Services Associate at MIT, and MLIS Student at Simmons College. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a paraprofessional in… Read More »
Posted in: Blog