Region 4 is offering three awards up to $2,500 each for NNLM members located in Region 4 to support activities related to citizen science and its connection to health information access. Applicants are strongly encourage to read over our Getting Started guide prior to applying.   Period of Performance: June 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024 Amount: Up to $2,500... Read More »

In support of National Children’s Dental Health Month, the NNLM Reading Club offers three titles to support the February 2024 theme, Teeth and Oral Health. February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. It’s a great time to promote the benefits of good oral hygiene that will last a lifetime. The American Dental Association’s 2024 campaign... Read More »

International Love Data Week is a five-day annual event aimed at raising awareness and promoting responsible data practices among researchers, students, librarians, and other stakeholders. Love Data Week inspires a deeper understanding of the value of data and encourages the adoption of research data management and sharing best practices. This event serves as a platform... Read More »

In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, integrating Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) practices alongside traditional medicine is gaining momentum. As healthcare consumers explore alternative treatments and approaches, we must equip ourselves with the right knowledge and resources to help them make informed decisions. Bobbi Newman of Region 6 teamed up with Margie Sheppard of Region... Read More »

For many, the anatomy associated with the month of February is the heart, thanks to the presence of Valentine’s Day and the fact that it is American Heart Month. But what about the teeth that we use to eat all those candy hearts and boxes of chocolate? National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) also takes... Read More »

  Tucked in a valley of southwestern Puerto Rico, a bustling and neatly appointed community space offers education and technology opportunities to a multigenerational resident community. During our recent site visit to Puerto Rico, Sarah had the privilege of visiting the NNLM Region 2 subawardee project Strengthening the Emergency Response Capacities of Older Latino Adults Exposed... Read More »

Did you know that NNLM has a podcast? The NNLM Discovery Podcast explores how the NNLM – part of the National Library of Medicine – is engaging with communities to provide access to trusted information for the purpose of improving the public’s health. Each episode highlights a story from one of the seven NNLM regions.... Read More »

Join us as we celebrate Love Data Week with offerings from the Network of the National Library of Medicine, which provide opportunities to learn about data sharing, AI, and data reuse. Monday, February 12 – Fundamentals of Health Sciences Research Data Management NCDS course opens to accepted applicants only Tuesday, February 13 at 12:00 p.m.... Read More »

When you think about impact, what word comes to mind? That was the question posed by National Evaluation Center (NEC) Director Kristi Holmes, PhD, at the start of January’s Network of the National Library of Medicine all-staff virtual summit. Change. Results. Influence. Transformation. Using a digital response tool to actively engage meeting attendees, NEC Executive... Read More »

A well-crafted evaluation plan is intended to serve as a go-to resource — a roadmap — throughout the evaluation process. Presenting during the 2024 NNLM Showcase, National Evaluation Center (NEC) Executive Director Verónica Hoyo and NEC Associate Director Keith Herzog discussed approaches to developing effective evaluation plans. In the presentation, they provided a detailed description... Read More »

Join us for the next National Library of Medicine (NLM) Office Hours on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time. This session is focused on PubMed, and will include a brief presentation by Alex Sticco from NLM’s Controlled Vocabulary Services Program, discussing recent developments and improvements to the automated MEDLINE indexing process for... Read More »

In this post, meet Roz Broch who recently completed her Consumer Health Information Specialization Level 1. Hear about how her interests and specifically how her interest in supporting health information access has influenced her work at Topsfield Town Library in Massachusetts.    As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?... Read More »

Join us for our upcoming Public Library Connection Meeting, where we bring together dedicated public library professionals like yourself, committed to serving their communities and meeting the health information needs of library patrons. This event is divided into two informative halves. In the first half, Bobbi Newman from Region 6 of NNLM will provide insights... Read More »

Have you watched our Region 4 YouTube playlist recently? We have a variety of R4 Connections webinar recordings, including: Racial Microaggressions and Their Effects on Mental and Physical Health Environmental Justice: EPA Perspective and Priorities Finding Rural Health Information with RHIhub We encourage viewers to incorporate these video into their learning environments, assignments, and more!... Read More »

Don’t forget to save the date for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) upcoming  webinar series on the Social Determinants of Environmental Health.  The series will be held weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from March 5th to April 2, 2024.   It will include guest speakers who will focus on topics such as... Read More »

You are invited to join us for the NNLM Book Discussion. From February 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024, we will discuss A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship in the United States: From John Shaw Billings to the Digital Era by Michael Kronenfeld and Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld. After acquiring the book in your preferred format,... Read More »

We invite you to join the NNLM Book Discussion! From February 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024, we’ll be diving into the pages of A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship in the United States: From John Shaw Billings to the Digital Era by Michael Kronenfeld and Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld. You can pick up... Read More »

The NNLM Data Visualization Challenge, hosted by the National Evaluation Center, will encourage participants to push the boundaries of their skills by testing out new tools, techniques, or approaches, and publicly demonstrating their best visualizations. Submissions will be accepted February 1 – March 31, 2024. The challenge allows you to: Showcase an open dataset. You... Read More »

The award’s primary aim is to focus on upgrading, replacing or adopting technologies that will increase access to health information, and/or strengthen communications and connectivity for health, i.e. infrastructure, and/or facilitate the acquisition of mobile technologies to assist health professionals in providing services at point of need. The programs are intended to help a variety... Read More »

It may seem strange to talk about extreme heat in the middle of winter, but last week NASA released an analysis that confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record (El análisis de la NASA confirma que 2023 fue el año más cálido registrado). This post is part of a semi-regular series looking at... Read More »