From nnlm at uw.edu Tue Jul 5 08:03:13 2022 From: nnlm at uw.edu (NNLM Region 5) Date: Sun Mar 24 11:52:35 2024 Subject: [NNLM-Region5] NNLM Region 5 Weekly Digest - July 5, 2022 Message-ID: [NNLM logo] Region 5 Weekly Digest - July 5, 2022 Your weekly roundup of news and announcements from the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5. Region 5 includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific Professional Development NNLM Classes Visit the NNLM website for a complete listing of scheduled NNLM educational opportunities. Missed a class? Many are recorded. Registration requires creating a free individual user account, learn how. Cultivating Protective Libraries: An Introduction to Public Library Social Work, July 13 at 4:00 a.m. SST, 5:00 a.m. HST, 7:00 a.m. AKDT, 8:00 a.m. PDT, July 14 at 1:00 a.m. ChST Stuck on a Cruise Ship - How to Help Aspiring Health Professionals Through HOSA?, July 14 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, July 15 at 4:00 a.m. ChST Community Discussion: Addressing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, July 20 at 6:00 a.m. SST, 7:00 a.m. HST, 9:00 a.m. AKDT, 10:00 a.m. PDT, July 21 at 3:00 a.m. ChST >From Problem to Prevention: Evidence Based Public Health, July 27 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, July 28 at 4:00 a.m. ChST Additional learning opportunities Evidence-Based Practice for the Medical Librarian, To be added to the interest list for the Fall 2022 online session, please email Lara Bailey at ljbailey@email.unc.edu with your name, email address, and title to be added to an interest list. Registration opens August 29 and fills quickly. Cost is $500 and provides 35 MLA CE credits ACRL Presents: Ethical Engagement in Learning Analytics: Lessons Learned by Campus Colleagues, register for this free ACRL (ALA's Association of College and Research Libraries) webinar scheduled for July 22 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, July 23 at 4:00 a.m. ChST Safer: Storing Firearms Prevents Harm, register for this free, asynchronous training from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The training describes universal firearm injury prevention guidance for pediatric providers in clinic-settings, offers pragmatic video counseling examples based on existing evidence, and provides resources. News from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Consumer Health Minute: Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights Announcing July 2022 NNLM Reading Club: Travel Health Current NNLM Funding Opportunity NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network (NAPC) Community Award grants for libraries and community organizations provide funding for NNLM members to design and implement programming to increase community skills in health literacy, digital literacy and/or public understanding of clinical research, build community partnerships, and promote All of Us and NNLM resources. * Award Amount: $30,000 * Number of Awards Available: 5 * Application Deadline: August 26, 2022 * Questions? Email LIB-NAPCengage@uiowa.edu News from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) >From the NLM Director's blog: The Next Normal: Supporting Biomedical Discovery, Clinical Practice, and Self-Care NLM's History of Medicine: Making a Case for Comic Books in the Classroom NLM welcomes 2022-2023 Associate Fellows Introducing NLM's new NCBI Datasets genome page! The July issue of NIH News in Health includes information about edema and having a healthy pregnancy later in life. Feelings of Detachment After Trauma May Signal Worse Mental Health Outcomes National Institute on Aging provides a shareable infographic with tips to stay safe in hot weather NIH-funded project offers efficient approach when tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants Resource Spotlight 988 Lifeline Transition - Partner Toolkit and Jobs Web Page The U.S. is getting close to the July 16 transition to 988 - the easy-to-remember number to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. To help our partners communicate about 988, SAMHSA has added downloadable print files for wallet cards, magnets, and posters to its 988 Partner Toolkit with items in English and Spanish. SAMHSA is also working to make the print materials available for ordering from the SAMHSA store and will be adding social media shareables by mid-July about the basics of 988. One of the most urgent needs involves staffing at crisis centers. Anyone interested in serving in these critical positions is encouraged to visit the 988 jobs web page. COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and boosters for everyone 5 years and older, if eligible. Use CDC's COVID-19 booster tool to learn if and when your child or teen can get boosters to stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines. Find vaccines near you. Preserving Your Garden's Produce Whether you're a new or seasoned gardener you may be wondering how to preserve some of the extra produce. The National Center for Home Food Preservation website helps you can, freeze, ferment, dry and more so you can enjoy the bounty all year long. OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries The Oregon Library Association's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism (EDIA) Committee has a new podcast which shines a light on the radical inequities and the oppressive nature of the library profession, specifically as it pertains to BIPOC professionals and the communities they serve in the state of Oregon but those who live and work outside of Oregon will find the podcast relevant. REALM releases project insights on public health crises The REALM project recently hosted a series of three online forums that gathered representatives from archives, libraries, and museums, as well as local, state, and national organizations and the public health sector. 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URL: From nnlm at uw.edu Tue Jul 12 07:49:49 2022 From: nnlm at uw.edu (NNLM Region 5) Date: Sun Mar 24 11:52:35 2024 Subject: [NNLM-Region5] NNLM Region 5 Weekly Digest - July 12, 2022 Message-ID: [NNLM logo] Region 5 Weekly Digest - July 12, 2022 Your weekly roundup of news and announcements from the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5. Region 5 includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific Professional Development NNLM Classes Visit the NNLM website for a complete listing of scheduled NNLM educational opportunities. Missed a class? Many are recorded. Registration requires creating a free individual user account, learn how. New On-Demand series of classes! "CHIS On Demand" classes are for library staff interested in providing consumer health information to their community. Registration is open to anyone interested in consumer health information and outreach. You can earn up to 5 Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education credit hours towards the Level 1 Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from the Medical Library Association through this class. Five separate modules cover content related to the 5 Level 1 CHIS competencies: 1. Know the Community 2. Know the Health Consumer 3. Knowledge of Subject Matter and Resources 4. Evaluation of Health Information 5. Communication, Reference, and Instruction Modules can be completed in any order. You can take 1 module or all of them. Each is designed to take 1 hour to complete. Once you finish the module, a link appears, allowing you to claim 1 hour of CE credit for the module. Each module has its own learning objectives specific to the corresponding CHIS competency. Learn more about getting CHIS through NNLM. Additional learning opportunities Managing Implicit Bias in Your Library, register for this free Colorado State Library webinar scheduled for July 28 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, July 29 at 4:00 a.m. ChST Evidence-Based Practice for the Medical Librarian, To be added to the interest list for the Fall 2022 online session, please email Lara Bailey at ljbailey@email.unc.edu with your name, email address, and title to be added to an interest list. Registration opens August 29 and fills quickly. Cost is $500 and provides 35 MLA CE credits News from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Employment opportunity with the NNLM National Training Office, National Consumer Health Program Specialist News from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) >From the NLM Director's blog: Celebrating Independence Day: Fortitude in Philadelphia, 1776 NLM's History of Medicine: Islamic Medical Manuscripts in the National Library of Israel Collections Save the date! NLM Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium being held virtually September 1, 2022 >From the NIH Director's blog: Tackling Complex Scientific Questions Requires a Team Approach COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in both 2020 and 2021 National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health's Clinical Digest focuses on Travel-Related Ailments and Complementary Health Approaches: What the Science Says Congratulations to the 3 high school "Eye on the Future" contest winners! Protecting your eyes from the sun's UV light. Here are some common questions and answers about UV light and how to protect your eyes from the sun. The Method for Introducing a New Competency: Genomics (MINC) Toolkit helps healthcare professionals identify strategies to integrate genomics into their practice, build awareness in their communities and prepare their workforce for emerging clinical applications. We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national movement designed to give parents, caregivers, and entire communities a way to help children 8 to 13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Resource Spotlight Hospital Libraries are More than a Cost Center The Krafty Librarian blog recently posted about the business impact a librarian work can have on a hospital. Hospital libraries are more than just cost centers, librarians can help improve patient care, save time and may generate a positive return on investment. Highlighted in a UK study are the benefits to a hospital with a clinical librarian who provided services to a critical care unit of a few hours per week. Free Medical Librarians Conference You are invited to register and attend the free, virtual Washington Medical Librarians Association (WMLA) Annual Meeting the afternoon of July 20th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. PDT. Highlighted sessions include: * How Health Misinformation Spreads and Why We Believe It (UW Center for an Informed Public staff presenting) * Introduction to Implementation Science * And more National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Throughout the month, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will focus on promoting tools and resources addressing mental health among racial and ethnic minority youth ages 10-17 years old. OMH encourages state, Tribal, and local leaders, community-based organizations, faith leaders, healthcare providers, and individuals to educate their communities about youth mental health. Visit the OMH National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month webpage, for resources, shareable social media messages, and downloadable graphics for you to share with your communities. COVID-19 At-Home Testing Digital Toolkit The COVID-19 At-Home Testing Digital Toolkit, developed by the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), contains messages you can share on your social media channels to encourage people to order free tests. The images are sized for each social media platform. 24/7 Veterans Crisis Line The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support from professionals qualified to support Veterans during emotional or mental health crises. The Veterans Crisis Line serves Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them. You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect. If you're experiencing thoughts of suicide, call now: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, chat online, or text 838255. State Approaches to Community Health Worker Certification A growing number of states are developing or considering a certification program for community health workers (CHWs). The public health community has widely endorsed working directly with CHWs and associations to ensure certification policies are responsive to the needs of the workforce. This Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) brief outlines state approaches to developing CHW certification programs. ________________________________ Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 5 (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific) University of Washington Health Sciences Library, Seattle, WA https://nnlm.gov/ | nnlm@uw.edu | 206-543-8262 Region 5 Facebook Region 5 Twitter Region 5 Instagram Region 5 LinkedIn Region 5 blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Community Discussion: Addressing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, July 20 at 6:00 a.m. SST, 7:00 a.m. HST, 9:00 a.m. AKDT, 10:00 a.m. PDT, July 21 at 3:00 a.m. ChST For your convenience, NNLM offers several On-Demand classes including: * Health Literacy (focus is for public health professionals) * Grants and Proposal Writing * CHIS On Demand * Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer * How PubMed Works * Drug Terminologies and RxNorm Additional learning opportunities Help @ Your Fingertips: VA Mobile Mental Health Apps, register for this Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) webinar scheduled for July 20 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, July 21 at 4:00 a.m. ChST Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Veterans, Service Members, Families and Communities, register for this WebJunction scheduled for August 12 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, August 13 at 4:00 a.m. ChST News from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Consumer Health Minute: CHIS On Demand (a series of consumer health classes) News from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) >From the NLM Director's blog: How Being an ICU Nurse Prepared Me to be NLM Director NLM's History of Medicine: Bertillon's Statistical Analysis of the 1889-1890 Influenza Epidemic NLM Traveling Exhibits: Upcoming Call for Requests opens at 2 pm (ET) September 13 and closes at 2 pm (ET) October 4, 2022. This preview PDF of the online form shows that each request can specify up to three preferences for exhibition titles and booking slots. Visit the NLM Host an NLM Traveling Exhibit webpage and click to expand the How to Request a Traveling Exhibition to view the list of exhibits and more. To get firsthand announcements of exhibits, join the Making Exhibition Connections listserv. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases played a key role in the available preventive monkeypox vaccine as well as treatments that may be used. Understanding Medical Scans is an app designed to help patients learn what to expect during a medical scan and how scans can help with both diagnosis and treatment. LiverTox: An Online Resource for Information on Drug-induced Liver Injury Resource Spotlight Free Medical Librarians Conference You are invited to register and attend the free, virtual Washington Medical Librarians Association (WMLA) Annual Meeting the afternoon of July 20th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. PDT. Highlighted sessions include: How Health Misinformation Spreads and Why We Believe It (UW Center for an Informed Public staff presenting) Lightning Talks include: * Creating Flexible Programming and Community Partnerships During a Pandemic * Introduction to Implementation Science * Academia in Flux: How One Librarian Met Students Where They're At * Supporting Clinicians and Patients through the Increase of Telemedicine During and Post Pandemic House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy launched a new podcast, House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy, highlighting the vital need for people to build connections with one another, not just for individual health and wellbeing, but for our collective recovery as a nation. Guests will include experts and thought leaders in their field who have found ways to forge deeper connections, showcase a human-centered view of public health, and build community and healing. 24/7 Veterans Crisis Line The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support from professionals qualified to support Veterans during emotional or mental health crises. The Veterans Crisis Line serves Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them. You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect. If you're experiencing thoughts of suicide, call now: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, chat online, or text 838255. Health Literacy Activities by State The CDC's Health Literacy Activities by State website now includes programs from Alaska, California, Hawai'i, Montana, and New Mexico, in addition to programs in 43 other states. Each program highlighted on the website focuses on advancing health literacy through research, education, professional training, and more. ________________________________ Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 5 (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific) University of Washington Health Sciences Library, Seattle, WA https://nnlm.gov/ | nnlm@uw.edu | 206-543-8262 Region 5 Facebook Region 5 Twitter Region 5 Instagram Region 5 LinkedIn Region 5 blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Exploring Copyright Issues Through Image Use Case Studies [10/6/22] * Planning for Systematic Review Success: Reference Interview & Protocol Development [10/20/22] So, if you are affiliated with an NNLM member organization within Region 5 (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific) and you are interested in MLA Webinars, please fill out our interest poll (linked in first paragraph) by August 1st to help us identify which upcoming webinar we will sponsor. Thank you! Maddie Maddie Romansic | she/her/hers Program Analyst & Communications Specialist Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 5 University of Washington Health Sciences Library, Box 357155 Seattle, WA 98195-7155 http://nnlm.gov/ | nnlm@uw.edu | 206-543-8262 Join the Region 5 News Listserv today! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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August 24 at 9:00 a.m. SST, 10:00 a.m. HST, 12:00 p.m. AKDT, 1:00 p.m. PDT, and August 25 at 6:00 a.m. ChST NNLM Book Discussion, Aug 1 - Oct 31: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, this on-demand session runs from August 1 through October 31 and offers librarians and library staff interested in better understanding health issues faced by people in the communities that they serve an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit. PBC Living Library Project, this session runs 90 minutes and is available for CHES credits, August 23 starting at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, August 24 at 4:00 a.m. ChST Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library, August 24 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, August 25 at 4:00 a.m. ChST Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials For Librarians: Databases, Tools and Clinical Applications, This 15-week, 30 credit-hour self-paced online class reviews basic biology concepts and takes a deep dive into NCBI Molecular Biology Databases. This class is designed both for librarians who offer, or intend to offer, bioinformatics services; and also for librarians who use gene and protein information on a periodic or irregular basis to serve their patrons. Class runs August 29 ? December 9, 2022. Additional learning opportunities Using Science.gov to Access U.S. Government Science Information, register for this FDLP (Federal Depository Library Program) webinar scheduled for August 1 at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 10:00 a.m. AKDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, August 2 at 4:00 a.m. ChST Office of Minority Health Resource Center: National Service for Minority Health Resources & Information, register for this FDLP (Federal Depository Library Program) webinar scheduled for August 2 at 6:00 a.m. SST, 7:00 a.m. HST, 9:00 a.m. AKDT, 10:00 a.m. PDT, August 3 at 3:00 a.m. ChST News from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Current NNLM Funding Opportunity NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network (NAPC) Community Award grants for libraries and community organizations provide funding for NNLM members to design and implement programming to increase community skills in health literacy, digital literacy and/or public understanding of clinical research, build community partnerships, and promote All of Us and NNLM resources. * Award Amount: $30,000 * Number of Awards Available: 5 * Application Deadline: August 26, 2022 * Questions? Email LIB-NAPCengage@uiowa.edu News from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) From the NLM Director?s blog: Using Large Datasets to Improve Health Outcomes New PubChem Tutorial worth 2 MLA CE credits is now available. NLM?s History of Medicine: Challenge: Science Against Cancer, 1950 Heather K Moberly, MLS, Coordinator of Veterinary Information and Research Services at the Texas A&M University?s Medical Sciences Library, and Steven Wilson, MLS, Web Architect & Outreach Librarian and ?Coordinator, Center for Disability Resources Library, University of South Carolina, have each been selected to receive the Michael E. DeBakey Librarian Outreach and Community Award for their extraordinary work as librarians in the health sciences. From the NIH Director?s blog: Climate Change and Health Initiative to Expand Research, Build Resiliency New National Cancer Institute (NCI) monograph, Treating Smoking in Cancer Patients: An Essential Component of Cancer Care, provides an updated synthesis of evidence clarifying the need to intervene with patients with cancer who smoke. Percentage of overdose deaths involving methadone declined between January 2019 and August 2021 New Funding Opportunities for Climate Change and Health Research Adult ?Picky Eaters? Recall Helpful Parent Feeding Strategies Resource Spotlight CDC NERD Academy Curriculum Whether you teach health literacy or collaborate with schools, check out CDC?s NERD Academy curriculum. NERD stands for novel, emerging respiratory disease. This standards-based science, technology, engineering, and math curriculum keeps learners engaged in activities surrounding a fictional disease outbreak and empowers students to make informed public health decisions. Infographic: Mental Health and Hispanic High School Students According to the CDC, 36.7 percent of Latino/a high schoolers report feeling sad or hopeless, and 17.2 percent have considered suicide. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health has developed an infographic, available in English and Spanish, on mental health among Latino/a high school students. You are not alone. If you are in crisis or just need to talk, please dial 988. No est?s solo/a. Si tiene una crisis o simplemente necesita hablar, marque 988. New Policy Report on Health Literacy According to Healthy People 2030, achieving health and well-being for all people requires eliminating health disparities, reaching health equity, and attaining health literacy. A new report on health literacy in the United States emphasizes that principle by synthesizing over 30 years of studies and indicators of personal and organizational health literacy and identifying gaps in the field. 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