Black Maternal Health Week is observed nationally every year from April 11-17. All women in the United States die from giving birth at a higher rate than any other developed nation. Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. These statistics underscore the significance... Read More »

The latest issue of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship is a special issue on Science Librarianship and Social Justice, and it features an article we wrote about our annual NCDS Data Internship: Recruitment Techniques for LIS Internship Applicants of Color: Case Study of a Paid Medical Data Internship Program By: Justin de la Cruz, Genevieve Milliken,... Read More »

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 »

On March 28, the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) published a set of revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (Directive No. 15): Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, the first since 1997. This process started in June 2022, with the first convening of the Interagency Technical Working... Read More »

My dream of a Telehealth Room at our library began when I read an article on the Pottsboro Area Library’s Telehealth Space in Texas in the May 2021 issue of American Libraries. I greatly admired the concept of telemedicine at a public library. That was during the pandemic, when our library was closed to the... Read More »

Join Region 2 for its inaugural half-day virtual forum commemorating UN World Spanish Language Day. The event features virtual presentations from project partners and focuses on providing trainings, as well as resources promoting health literacy among Spanish-speaking community members in Region 2 and beyond. Learn with us in community about how to enhance health information... Read More »

Women in the United States die from giving birth at a higher rate than any other developed nation. Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. This health disparity is why Black Maternal Health Week is a national health observance recognized... Read More »

Whether we’re thinking about patient records and outcomes, sports statistics, or NNLM membership and activity records, data standardization is critical to unlocking the story held within the data. While not always an easy endeavor (and one that often requires intergroup compromise), data standardization pays significant dividends when it comes time to analyze, interpret, and disseminate... Read More »

NNLM is providing excellent learning opportunities in conjunction with Black Maternal Health Week. We thank those work-group colleagues for sharing the following announcement with us, and hope you will spread the word with your communities. If you are interested in additional programming for your community, please consider working with us to offer a free screening... Read More »

Joy Worland is the Consultant for Continuing Education and Small and Rural Libraries with the Vermont Department of Libraries where she provides, hosts, and curates continuing education opportunities for libraries in Vermont and consults with library staff and trustees about a wide range of topics relevant to small, rural libraries. You may know Joy from... Read More »

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), Region 5 includes over 800 member organizations. Nationally, over 9,000 organizations are members of the NNLM. NNLM staff maintain a members directory listing our members. The members directory includes information about a member organization’s location, website, and liaison. The liaison is the NNLM’s main point of... Read More »

Your feedback matters! In the near future, we will be including occasional 1-2 question surveys in our weekly newsletter focused on ways we can improve our services and resources. Each survey will take no more than a few minutes to complete and will help us shape our training, communication, and more. Aren’t currently a subscriber?... Read More »

NNLM Region 7 is excited to announce the Collection Equity Award. The Award is designed to help build collections that are reflective of voices of the communities served which may be revealed through different genres such as graphic medicine, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, Young Adult, manuscripts (published and unpublished), oral histories and film. Expanding diverse voices... Read More »

Calling all high school, community college, and undergraduate science educators! NCBI is excited to host their first BioEd Summit on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD, from August 5-9, 2024. Join NCBI for a week-long, in-person event where you will collaborate with other educators and NCBI experts to create data-driven curricula.... Read More »

Last week, R7 was happy to host Blue Marble Librarians as part of the NNLM Social Determinants of Environmental Health series happening now until April 2. From their website: The Blue Marble Librarians is a network of Massachusetts library workers committed to climate change resilience and community building. Download the presentation slides And below find... Read More »

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known as PFAS1, or “forever chemicals”, are found in everything from firefighting foam to non-stick coatings, as displayed in the infographic.  However, the most concerning is PFAS contamination of drinking water, as it is one of the most direct routes for PFAS to get into the body. Several years ago,... Read More »

Come help us improve the sources and quality of health information online! Join staff from the Network of the National Library of Medicine from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. MT on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. We will be adding citations and content from trusted National Library of Medicine resources focusing on articles about... Read More »

The NNLM Discovery Podcast has released additional episodes for season two. Each episode features a NNLM funded project making a difference through engaging with communities to provide access to trusted information for the purpose of improving the public’s health. New episodes include: Telehealth Kiosks: A Story from Region 1 – An exciting project in Delaware... Read More »

Step into the world of Tai Chambers, a visionary public health professional whose passion ignites change. Based in Atlanta, GA, Tai spearheads the groundbreaking TRIP: Teen Rap Intervention Program, revolutionizing anti-bullying efforts with creativity and fervor. Region 2’s previous session, “Empowering At-Risk Adolescents: Understanding Bullying Dynamics through Rap Music,” promises to be a beacon of... Read More »

Region 5 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine has put together a series of recorded tutorials on MedlinePlus.  These short videos are geared towards Community Health Workers and their interests.  The videos will help you quickly learn about the various features of MedlinePlus and how to use this trustworthy website.  The series... Read More »