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NLM Releases New Health Literacy Tool Shed Website

WEBThe Health Literacy Tool Shed is a free, user-friendly, unique, curated online database of more than 100 empirically validated health literacy instruments. The Tool Shed serves …

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Telehealth in Libraries: Reducing Barriers to Health Care

WEBBy removing barriers, telehealth: Improves healthcare access for people who live in rural or isolated communities. Makes health care services more convenient for people with limited mobility, time, childcare …

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Health Literacy and American Indian/Alaska Natives – …

WEBBecause health literacy is closely linked to poverty, AI/ANs are disproportionately impacted. According to the 2016 American Community Survey, the median household income was $39,719 for AI/AN …

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Funding Announcement NIH COMPASS: Health Equity Research …

WEBThe goals of ComPASS are to 1) develop, share, and evaluate community-led health equity structural interventions that leverage partnerships across multiple sectors to reduce …

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Health Literacy – A Universal Precautions Approach

WEBPart 3 of our Health Literacy Month series —. Universal Precautions is a concept in medicine aimed at preventing the transmission of bloodborne infections. The …

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Funding Opportunity to Strengthen The Public Health Information …

WEBThis skilled workforce is also needed to support public health systems and offices at the local, state, and federal levels. * As taken from the NOFO: According to the Public …

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Providing Multilingual and Multicultural Health Information

WEB51 health topics; 264 infographics (1920×1080 pixels with 96 dpi resolution) 20 videos (MP4 files) 4 languages (Spanish, Hmong, Somali and English) So enhance …

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NEW Public Health Digital Library website! – PHDL Me …

WEBNNLM Public Health Coordination Office University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655 (508) 856-7633 This has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from …

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DataFlash: What is Health Data Literacy and “Data Literacy for

WEBIn February of 2022, the NNLM Region 5 will be offering a course on data literacy called “Data Literacy for the Busy Librarian”. This 2-week Moodle course is …

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Genomic Health Literacy – Region 5 Blog

WEBGenomic health literacy is becoming increasingly important as precision medicine, pharmacogenomics, and direct-to-consumer genetic testing and other genetic …

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National Health Education Week – Region 4 News

WEBNational Health Education Week occurs October 18 th -21 st 2021. During this week the importance of health education and the services provided by health educators are …

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MedlinePlus Tutorials for Community Health Workers

WEBThe series consists of 7 short YouTube videos that are designed to help you navigate the site and find information that will be useful to the people that you work with. …

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My Family Health Portrait – Region 5 Blog

WEBBut, even an incomplete family health history can be beneficial and is still worth doing. To assist with gathering family health history, the Surgeon General’s office has created an …

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National Minority Health Month, Be the Source for Better Health

WEBApril is National Minority Health Month (NMHM)! Observed every April, raising awareness of the need for equality when it comes to accessing good health and medical …

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Mental Health Resources for You and Your Community

WEBCaring for your Mental Health – National Institute on Mental Health Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, …

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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

WEBNational Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face …

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Health Data Tools and Statistics – Region 5 Blog

WEBThe Health Data Tools and Statistics page, on the PHPartners.org website has been reorganized to make public health data and statistics easier to find and use. New Public …

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Announcing April 2023 NNLM Reading Club: Black Maternal Health

WEBThis health disparity is why Black Maternal Health Week is an annual national health observance from April 11 to April 17. Because NNLM aims to advance the …

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African American Health Disparities – Region 5 Blog

WEBHeart disease is the leading cause of death in most ethnic groups yet the health disparities for African Americans is cause for even more alarm. African …

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Member Spotlight: Horblit Health Sciences Library -Danbury Hospital

WEBThere are two health science librarians at the Horblit Health Sciences Library, Amanda Pomeroy and Kristin Chapman. Both are fully embedded in the hospital …

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Environmental Health Student Portal – Region 5 Blog

WEBThe National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health introduced a new Environmental Student Health Portal this week.. Connecting middle school …

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2022 – Health Bytes Hub

WEBUNT Health Science Center Gibson D. Lewis Library 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Room 310 Fort Worth, Texas 76107 (817) 735-2223. [email protected]. 8:00am - 5:00pm CT. …

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