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May
06
0 comments Tags: may, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, NNLM, Public Health, substance use disorder, yoga
Yoga offers a powerful tool for enhancing mental health and supporting recovery from substance use disorders. Its holistic approach addresses the root causes of addiction while promoting self-awareness, stress reduction, and physical well-being. Before joining the NNLM Region 7, I completed my 500 hour yoga teacher training with Kripalu Institute of Yoga and Health in… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Newsletters, NLM Resources, Public Health, Weekly Newsletter
Apr
22
0 comments Tags: Black Maternal Health, health disparities, Health Literacy, Healthcare workforce
Dr. Tanika Eaves and Dr. Jennifer Dealy have combined their passions around Maternal Health and Mental Health, Respectful Maternity Care, and Attachment in some of their recent research interviewing perinatal care providers about their work with families. The researchers noted disparities in maternal health outcomes and that these are experienced at a much higher rate… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Member Spotlight, NLM Resources, Weekly Newsletter
Apr
01
0 comments Tags: Black Maternal Health, health disparities
Tanika Eaves, PhD, LCSW, IMH-E®, is a clinical social worker, Assistant Professor of Social Work Program at the Egan School for Nursing and Health Studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT, and an endorsed Infant Mental Health Specialist. Dr. Eaves has a long history of supporting babies and families over her career, locally and globally,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Member Spotlight, Weekly Newsletter
Nov
27
0 comments Tags: Funded Projects, Member Spotlight
This guest post is shared courtesy of Bonnie Combs of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor about their NNLM Region 7 Funded Project “Opening Doors to the Outdoors”. People with disabilities constitute a substantial part of the American public. About 1 in 4 people in Massachusetts and Rhode Island have one or more disabilities. While… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, Weekly Newsletter
Aug
25
0 comments Tags: Focused Outreach, public libraries
Last year we developed some new partnerships and re-engaged with some long-standing members of the NNLM in northern Vermont. In this article I will share about some of the libraries and partners we met through out focused outreach work and some of the projects and work in health information outreach and technology developed as a… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, Weekly Newsletter