Learning about a new health topic can be hard.\u00a0 It can feel overwhelming and impersonal.\u00a0 But Graphic Medicine can help.<\/p>\n
Graphic Medicine<\/em> is comic books and graphic novels that tell personal stories of health and wellness.\u00a0 The visual format makes the information easier to understand and digest.\u00a0 By reading the author or illustrator\u2019s personal story, we can learn about issues we may not have experienced personally.\u00a0 These stories can also help us feel less alone in our own lives.<\/p>\n The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer\/Questioning (LGBTQ) Community includes a wide diversity of people and experiences.\u00a0 LGBTQ themed graphic novels provide glimpses into people\u2019s lives allowing the reader to feel connected and learn about individuals that make up the larger rainbow community.<\/p>\n In honor of Pride Month, here are a few LGBTQ themed graphic novels to check out:<\/p>\n Visit the MedlinePlus Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health<\/a> page for more information on LGBTQ Health.<\/p>\n And to learn more about Graphic Medicine visit the NLM\u2019s website for the traveling exhibit Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived, Well-Drawn<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 Or request a Graphic Medicine Book Club Kit<\/a> for your library, school or community group to try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Learning about a new health topic can be hard.\u00a0 It can feel overwhelming and impersonal.\u00a0 But Graphic Medicine can help. Graphic Medicine is comic books and graphic novels that tell personal stories of health and wellness.\u00a0 The visual format makes the information easier to understand and digest.\u00a0 By reading the author or illustrator\u2019s personal story,… Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1173,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[242,275,10],"tags":[265,334,143],"class_list":["post-14428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-graphic-medicine","category-nlm_resources","tag-graphic-medicine","tag-lgbtq","tag-medlineplus"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14428"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14433,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14428\/revisions\/14433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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