The National Network of Libraries of  Medicine

Several of the Regional Medical Libraries have Facebook fan pages. Follow your region!

• NN/LM MidContinetal Region http://tinyurl.com/yarbuq2
• NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region http://tinyurl.com/yezp3mo
• NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region http://tinyurl.com/y8tl98v
• NN/LM South Central Region http://tinyurl.com/ydtankb
• NN/LM Greater Midwest Region http://tinyurl.com/yauknym

The National Library of Medicine
NLM is on facebook as well http://www.facebook.com/nationallibraryofmedicine [Read more at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/twitter_nlm.html]

You can follow the media updates for NLM On Twitter at http://twitter.com/nlm_newsroom This is primarily a resource for members of the media to receive the latest information from the National Library of Medicine Office of Communications.[Read more at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/twitter_nlm.html ]

The Specialized Information Services (SIS) division of NLM also has a twitter account at http://twitter.com/NLM_SIS SIS focuses on toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health.

http://www.nationallabday.org/
May 5th
National Lab Day is more than just a day – it’s a movement. NLD is bringing hands-on, exciting, and experiment-based learning to kids all over the country. NLD is the ultimate educational matchmaker. Teachers and educators can post a project on our website to request scientists, volunteers or even financial support (through Donorschoose.org). Read Dr. Francis Collin’s statement on National Lab Day at http://nexus.od.nih.gov/nexus/nexus.aspx?ID=391&Month=03&Year=2010 which includes a link to the NIH Science Education website http://science.education.nih.gov/NIHSciEdNation

Health Education Resource Exchange (H.E.R.E.)
http://here.doh.wa.gov/materials-projects
Online clearinghouse of public health education and health promotion materials including posters, brochures, fact sheets and other educational materials for population-based health promotion activities in a variety of settings.PHPartners – New Links for the week of Mar 19, 2010

The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/
The Emergency Response Safety and Health Database (ERSH-DB) is a rapidly accessible occupational safety and health database developed by NIOSH for the emergency response community. The ERSH-DB contains accurate and concise information on high-priority chemical, biological and radiological agents that could be encountered by personnel responding to a terrorist event.

Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Population
The Division of Health Interview Statistics announces the release of a new report Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Population: United States, 2004-2008
This report compares national estimates for selected health status indicators, health behaviors, health care utilization, health conditions, immunizations, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing status for American Indians and Alaska Natives with those for white, black, Asian, and Hispanic adults aged 18 years and over.   Estimates are presented by sex, age, education, poverty status, marital status, health insurance coverage for persons under 65 years of age, and Indian Health Service geographic regions for American Indians and Alaska Natives and other race and ethnicity groups. The report can be found at this link http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr020.pdf [American Indian Library Association listserv]

Building Collective Agendas and Tools to Manage Research: Tribal Community Experiences
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is pleased to announce the 8th call in our 2009-2010  Educational Conference Call Series on Building Community Capacity for Research!  Register online today at https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/ccphuw/92763
The call is free of charge for those dialing in from the US and Canada. Access the audiofiles and handouts from past calls in the series at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastpresentations.html
WHEN: March 24 from 3:30 – 5 pm eastern time
WHAT: Building Collective Agendas and Tools to Manage Research: Tribal Community Experiences
This call will feature speakers from the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center (PRC) about the work they are doing to build capacity for community-based participatory health research in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.  Topics to be covered include:

• Building agendas for research with communities
• Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum
• Research Curriculum for Tribal Leaders
• Research regulation in AI/AN communities
• Characteristics of good research partnerships

Click on the links below to access two recently released PRC reports that will be discussed on the call.
Research Regulation in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities: Policy and Practice Considerations http://tinyurl.com/yz386cr
Learn more about the PRC at http://www.ncaiprc.org/
[CBPR listserv]

Genomic Careers Resource for Students
To help students planning their professional careers understand the opportunities in the fields of genetics and genomics, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)  launched the Genomic Careers Resource on the institute’s Web site, genome.gov. The careers resource showcases nearly 50 career opportunities through video interviews, career profiles, tools to rate potential career choices, and an interactive game. The Genomic Careers Resource Web site, available at
http://www.genome.gov/GenomicCareers, is aimed primarily at high school and college students [Read the complete NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2010/nhgri-18.htm]

Genetic Testing Registry
The National Institutes of Health announced  that it is creating a public database that researchers, consumers, health care providers, and others can search for information submitted voluntarily by genetic test providers. The Genetic Testing Registry (GTR) aims to enhance access to information about the availability, validity, and usefulness of genetic tests. Information about the Genetic Testing Registry and NCBI is available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gtr/ Read the complete NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2010/od-18.htm

Social Health 2010: Sharing. Exchanging. Social Health! http://sites.google.com/a/sxsh.org/sxsh/ was held recently in Austin, TX. I learned about the resources below by following a few people on Twitter http://twitter.com/ who were posting during the day

• National Broadband Plan http://broadband.gov/Plan/
• Binary America: Split in Two by A Digital Divide http://tinyurl.com/2ff5d8
• How the Other Half Lives: Touring the Digital Divide http://www.librarian.net/talks/sxsw10/
• Librarians and ePatients as Partners http://bit.ly/a4Qb5M

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/CommunitySupport/toolkits/about.asp
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) are pleased to introduce six Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Resource Kits to encourage the use of evidence-based practices in mental health. The Kits were developed as one of several SAMHSA/CMHS activities critical to its science-to-services strategy. The Kits contain many useful resources, including:

• Information Sheets for all stakeholder groups
• Introductory videos
• Practice demonstration videos
• Workbook or manual for Practitioners

Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources
HIV and AIDS Resources will be the subject of the next Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources, presented by Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, on Wed. March 24.
Tune in at 8:30 am Mountain Time/9:30 am Central Time. **Note the new starting time!
Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE.
You will need Internet access and a phone. Log onto https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr . You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated). Captioning available upon request to mmagee@unmc.edu.

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Announces Funding for HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/2010aidsrfq.html
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces the solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers. Quotations are due by April 19, 2010.

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D http://go.usa.gov/lzN

GYT Toolkit
http://bit.ly/bp1jOT
(the website is having problems today, but in the past this has been a great resource)

Healthy Roads Media HIV/AIDS Topic
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/full_materials.htm#aids
Includes a set of HIV/AIDS materials in English and French.  The French language materials underwent a cultural review to make them appropriate for French speaking Africans with the U.S. refugee population in mind. The development of these materials has been possible with the support of the Specialized Information Services Division of the National Library of Medicine.

Chalk, Cones, and Miracles
Research shows that play is essential to child development, and anyone who has watched a child enjoy the joy of pure play knows its value. But we take it for granted that kids have a chance to learn and practice healthy play. Too many kids grow up in neighborhoods that are not safe, and don’t learn conflict resolution so disputes stay on the schoolyard where they belong.  For those kids, recess is more a battlefield than a playground. It doesn’t have to be that way. Playworks http://www.playworksusa.org/ is putting trained coaches in schools around the country with the most serious recess challenges. They teach kids how to play, lead games and resolve problems. The result is that recess is more fun and safe and the learning environment improves dramatically. Teachers have more time to teach because students are more focused and behave better.

• Read the New York TImes article. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/education/15recess.html?src=
• See the State of Play:  Gallup Survey of School Principals on School Recess. http://www.rwjf.org/vulnerablepopulations/product.jsp?id=55249
• View this short video of what happens when Playworks comes into a school. http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=33571

[RWJF Content Alerts]

No Phone Zone Lesson Plan
http://tinyurl.com/y8s3mx5
The “No Phone Zone” lesson plan will educate students on the dangers associated with distracted driving (texting while driving, talking on the phone while driving). The creation of this lesson plan was inspired by an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show that focused on the dangers of distracted driving. [WWWEDU listserv]

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/617632675
The National Committee for Quality Assurance, which accredits and certifies a wide range of health  care organizations, is poised to release its long-awaited Multicultural Health Care standards on March 29, 2010. Take this opportunity to get an insider look at the standards, how they were developed, and the implications for health care organizations.