Staff Bio
Nora Barnett, MSLIS, AHIP
Health Professionals Outreach Specialist, Region 6
Nora Barnett is the Health Professions Outreach Specialist at Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 6. She helps health professionals, public health departments, and community based organizations increase organizational health literacy and meet the health information needs of their communities. Nora organizes webinars featuring guest speakers that offer continuing education to nurses and health educators. She developed and teaches the courses Health Literacy On-Demand, Prescription & Over the Counter Drugs, and Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection.
Classes I Teach
| Event Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| Cancelled. Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions in Rural Communities | The Putting Public Health Evidence in Action training, originally created by the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network, helps health practitioners and program planners apply evidence-based approaches. Learn about an adaptation for rural and micrometropolitan communities created by University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health. This webinar will summarize key points from the six training modules, highlight rural examples of the principles in action, and introduce the accompanying activities and resources. |
| Endocrine Disruptors in Environmental Health | Learn about the phenomenon of endocrine disruption, the inference of normal hormonal processes in the human endocrine system by chemicals and pollutants in our environment. Participants will learn about historical discoveries and recent scientific findings. Approaches to address the issue, including chemical avoidance and political advocacy, will be discussed. Guest speaker: Susan Buchanan, MD, MPH |
| Environmental Chemicals and Breast Cancer: What Do We Know? What Can We Do? | Join guest speaker Julia Brody, director of Silent Spring Institute, to (1) review the science on how everyday chemical exposures can influence breast cancer risk, (2) identify resources to help people reduce their exposures by taking simple actions as individuals and community members, and (3) learn how misleading information, including from sources that people expect to be reliable, can play into industry’s dismissive strategies. |
| From Words to Wellness: Exploring the Impact of Expressive Writing | Expressive writing has been shown to have many benefits for those facing chronic and serious illness. Guest speaker April Stearns, founder of Wildfire magazine, will discuss the how expressive writing can be helpful in healing and share her experience translating the science about expressive writing into a writing program for young people with breast cancer. Participants will learn about the history of expressive writing in healing, expressive writing's role in physical healing, and how expressive writing interventions lead to improved outcomes. |
| Health Literacy of People Living with Mental Health or Substance Use Disorders | This presentation will shed light on the health literacy of individuals living with mental health and substance use disorders. Guest speaker Dr. Tayla Degan will provide an overview of her research examining the multidimensional health literacy levels of this population and how health literacy levels impact health outcomes. She will discuss practical tools and future steps to address this population's health literacy. |
| Health Literacy On Demand | Learn about health literacy definitions, best practices, tools for communicating health information clearly, and resources for improving health literacy. This on-demand narrated tutorial takes about an hour to complete. It offers CHES, CNE, and MLA credit. |
| NNLM Book Discussion What the Eyes Don't See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha (February 1 - April 30, 2025) | Join us February 1 - April 30, 2025 to discuss the book What the Eyes Don't See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. |
| Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs: Supporting Patients with Evidence-Based Information | This 1 credit hour on-demand course provides an introduction to three free resources from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health: the NIDA website, DailyMed and LactMed. |
| Promoting Walking for Health in Rural Communities | Rural American adults have higher rates of chronic physical activity-related illness and are less active than their urban counterparts, with less than 20% meeting U.S. physical activity guidelines. Learn about an ongoing study that combines an evidence-based guide for group-based walking programs for cancer survivors and their friends and family with capacity building for rural libraries. Guest speaker: Cynthia Perry, PhD, MSN |
| Region 6: NNLM Day at MLA 2023 | Meet the NNLM Region 6 during NNLM Day at MLA 2023! |
