[NNLM-Region5] NNLM Region 5 Weekly Digest - July 26, 2022

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Region 5 Weekly Digest – July 26, 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<https://nnlm.gov/training/schedule>.
Missed a class? Many are recorded<https://nnlm.gov/training/recordings>.
Registration requires creating a free individual user account, learn how<https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/consumer-health-minute-creating-an-nnlm-user-account/>.
Storytelling as a Public Health Strategy to Address Inequities in Maternal Health Outcomes<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/storytelling-public-health-strategy-address-inequities-maternal-health-outcomes>, this session is part of the PNC-MLA Health Equity and Diversity Speaker Series which is a collaboration between NNLM Region 5 and PNC-MLA. 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<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/nnlm-book-discussion-aug-1-oct-31-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<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/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<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/caring-mind-providing-mental-health-information-your-library-2>, 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<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/bioinformatics-and-biology-essentials-librarians-databases-tools-and-clinical-0>, 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<https://www.fdlp.gov/event/using-sciencegov-access-us-government-science-information-0>, 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<https://www.fdlp.gov/event/office-minority-health-resource-center-national-service-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<https://allofus.nnlm.gov/community-award-request-proposals> 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 at uiowa.edu<mailto:LIB-NAPCengage at 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<https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/07/20/using-large-datasets-to-improve-health-outcomes/>
New PubChem Tutorial<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ja22/brief/ja22_pubchem_tutorial.html> worth 2 MLA CE credits is now available.
NLM’s History of Medicine: Challenge: Science Against Cancer, 1950<https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2022/07/21/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<https://www.fnlm.org/michael-e-debakey-librarian-outreach-and-community-award-presented-at-awards-gala-august-31-2022/> 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<https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2022/07/26/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<https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/monographs/monograph-23>, 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<https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/percentage-overdose-deaths-involving-methadone-declined-between-january-2019-august-2021>
New Funding Opportunities for Climate Change and Health Research<https://www.ninr.nih.gov/newsandinformation/newsandnotes/cch-funding>
Adult “Picky Eaters” Recall Helpful Parent Feeding Strategies<https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/research-highlights/2022/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<https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/education-support/schools.html#high>. 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<https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/yrbs_data_summary_and_trends.htm>, 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<https://www.healthyamericas.org/_files/ugd/b61ada_6e9e13aa208c49d8b353d84a6113db29.pdf> and Spanish<https://www.healthyamericas.org/_files/ugd/b61ada_e402b29be83640f79129b37d335183e3.pdf>, 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 estás 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<https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/learn/UnderstandingLiteracy.html?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_501-DM85094&ACSTrackingLabel=New%20Policy%20Report%20on%20Health%20Literacy&deliveryName=USCDC_501-DM85094#policy-practice-and-promotion> in the United States emphasizes that principle by synthesizing over 30 years of studies and indicators of personal and organizational health literacy<https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/learn/index.html?> and identifying gaps in the field.
Pediatricians and Family Physicians Toolkit
The Pediatricians and Family Physicians Toolkit, developed by the We Can Do This campaign<https://wecandothis.hhs.gov/> in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, can be used to help increase parents' confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines for children six months or older. The toolkit includes information from CDC and new, culturally tailored materials for parents and children. It is available in English<https://wecandothis.hhs.gov/resource/pediatricians-and-family-physicians-toolkit> and Spanish<https://wecandothis.hhs.gov/resource/pediatricians-and-family-physicians-toolkit-spanish>.

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