Improving Health Outcomes: Utilizing Integrated Behavioral Health and Value- Based Payment Modeling to Transform Healthcare with Older Adults

While behavioral and physical health conditions are deeply interconnected, services for medical and behavioral health needs have historically been treated in fragmented, dichotomous systems. Furthermore, the vast majority of healthcare is funded through a payment model based on individual care services provided, without regard to the effectiveness of that care upon payment.  

Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is an effort to effectively detect, intervene, and support patient management in behavioral factors related to chronic disease management, mental health issues and…
Date: April 12, 2023

MedlinePlus Training for Berkshire County Libraries

This training will demonstrate how to search MedlinePlus for consumer health information. We will show topics that are relevant Berkshire County. The training will cover the basics of health information reference with guidelines to steer clear of giving advice. The content will be relevant for staff that are not providing reference services. MedlinePlus is useful for educational and personal needs.

Registration is limited to Massachusetts. All registrants will receive a link to the recording. 

By registering for this class, you are agreeing to the…
Date: March 29, 2023

How PubMed Works: ATM

This 90-minute class on PubMed's Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) feature looks at the inner workings of the 3 translation tables used to map your search terms and looks in-depth at Search Details.

NNLM Region 6 Projects - Multilingual Health Information Resources

This webinar will feature two NNLM Region 6 awardees who used funding to create multicultural and multilingual health information resources for their communities. TPT Now will discuss their project of creating a series of voice-over infographics in 4 languages (English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali). The Ohio Hospital Council will detail their work translating health materials to help address health equity and patient-centered care. Also featured is the …
Date: March 22, 2023

How PubMed Works: MeSH

This 90-minute MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) class explores the vocabulary underlying the functionality of the PubMed database.

Region 7 Presents - Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Detection

Hear how three community-based organizations in Massachusetts are reaching their communities to build awareness about cancer: from prevention to the importance of screening and early detection, to connecting with health care providers and support services. Each organization is using different methods to bring awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer, cancer prevention, and how to connect with resources for cancer screenings and early detection strategies.  Also hear how each group is uniquely positioned to reach their target audience. …
Date: March 16, 2023

How PubMed Works: Selection

This 90-minute class covers issues and concerns surrounding the current publishing landscape; the selection criteria for the different components of the PubMed database and NLM responsibilities and practices in collecting and providing access to the biomedical literature.

R4 Connections. Environmental Justice: EPA Perspective and Priorities

Part of the R4 Connections Webinar Series.

People who live, work, and play in the most polluted environments are commonly people of color, indigenous, and low-income. EPA's environmental justice (EJ) goal is to provide an environment where all people enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision-making process to maintain a healthy environment.

In the first 30 minutes, we will hear from Corbin Darling, the Environmental Justice Coordinator at the US EPA's Region 8 Office in Denver, where he will…
Date: March 9, 2023

Role of Rural Libraries in Promoting Digital Health Literacy

People in rural areas face many health challenges and are often far distances from quality healthcare. Learn how a rural library partnered with healthcare providers to launch a telehealth program, utilize a Community Health Worker, lead disaster response efforts, and provide digital health literacy training.

Speaker Information

Dianne Connery, Director at Pottsboro Library, has been committed to rural public libraries since 2010. She earned a Master of Library Science from…
Date: March 8, 2023

Service-Learning Projects and Misinformation for Diverse Audiences

Well-designed service-learning projects encourage a multi-disciplinary approach that equitably involves community members, organizational representatives, researchers, students, and others in all aspects of the research process. All partners contribute expertise and share in the projects decision-making and ownership. Librarian leadership and participation in service-learning projects can strengthen and scale health literacy interventions that build resilience to misinformation for diverse audiences.

In this presentation, the speaker will share…
Date: March 7, 2023