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Jun
09
0 comments Tags: community engagement, history of medicine, public libraries
On June 7, I headed north on Route 70 to visit the Bigelow Free Library in Clinton, MA. The drive through rural Central Massachusetts is pretty–farms and green, open space. When I arrived, Library Director Marie Mueller greeted me and walked me downstairs to the “For All of the People” exhibit. Marie is actively promoting… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
May
14
0 comments Tags: community engagement, MedlinePlus, natural medicine
Last week, I met with staff at the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) for a MedlinePlus training. CEOC is an anti-poverty agency which seeks to “empower people and mobilize resources to fight poverty’s causes and impacts through education and organizing.” My goal was to share information about freely available health information resources for 1) personal staff use… Read More »
Posted in: Trainings
Apr
24
0 comments Tags: All of Us, community engagement
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine is excited to announce the All of Us Research Program official launch on Sunday, May 6, 2018. This national event will be held in seven communities throughout the United States and will be broadcast and on Facebook Live. The All of Us Research Program is a historic effort… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us
Mar
15
0 comments Tags: community engagement
The NNLM NER is very excited to welcome Sarah Levin-Lederer. She joins the NER with eight years of professional public health experience including health outreach and education, and public health emergency planning. Sarah received her Masters in Public Health in 2012 from Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) with a focus on health communication and using social… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements
Mar
13
0 comments Tags: community engagement, Focused Outreach, sexual health
On Wed, March 28, NNLM NER is collaborating with Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) and Team Maureen for a community-based training on finding quality sexual health information on the internet. The Maureen E. Russo Nonprofit Organization (Team Maureen) was founded in memory of Maureen E. Russo, who passed away from cervical cancer at the… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health, Trainings