Pacific Northwest Region

The University of Washington Health Sciences Library serves as the regional Network Office for network member organizations throughout the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NNLM PNR) including the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington

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Explore Digital Health Literacy with the NNLM Reading Club

Much of our healthcare today runs on digital devices. Join with the NNLM Reading Club as we explore Digital Health Literacy. Discover what you need to know to fully participate in this rapidly evolving approach in how we prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses.

To learn more, visit the NNLM Reading Club

Become a Member - It's Free!

Become a member and join the network of libraries, community organizations, educational and research institutions who work to provide and contribute quality health information and research. Membership is free to your organization and benefits include access to a network of colleagues, specialized training, and funding opportunities, and so much more!

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Pacific Northwest Region

PNR Funding Opportunities

Announcing NEW funding opportunities!
All NNLM PNR Network members are eligible to apply for any of the following awards: Community Health, Professional Development & Technology Improvement!

Learn how to apply!

CHIS Accelerated Learning Plan

Earn a health specialization certificate in about a month through free, online, self-paced classes from the Network of the National Library of Medicine. Contact the PNR at nnlm@uw.edu for more information or download the Plan.

The CHIS Accelerated Learning Plan

To the PNR Community

In light of ongoing protests that reflect decades of frustration and a pent-up anger against the multiple, structural injustices against Black people, including in the criminal justice system, housing, educational system, and health disparities, the staff at NNLM PNR stand with the Black community.

We commit ourselves to advancing health equity through outreach as well as through our own continuous practice of cultural humility.

The National Library of Medicine is Expanding Access to Coronavirus Literature through PubMed Central®

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health is working on multiple fronts to aid in the COVID-19 response through new initiatives with the global publishing community and artificial intelligence researchers. NLM is expanding access to scientific papers on coronavirus for researchers, care providers, and the public, and for text-mining research. This work makes use of NLM’s PubMed Central® (PMC), a digital archive of peer-reviewed biomedical and life sciences literature. PMC currently provides access to nearly 6 million full-text journal articles.