Staff Bio

Erica Lake, MLS, AHIP

Health Sciences Librarians Outreach Specialist, Region 6

Erica Lake (she/her) is the Medical and Academic Library Outreach Coordinator for the Network of the National Library of Medicine in Region 6. In this role, Erica engages with health sciences librarians, hospital librarians, tribal college librarians, and library information science programs in the region, and teaches national NNLM webinars and Moodle courses.

Classes I Teach

Event Title Summary
ASPR TRACIE: A Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Information Gateway In this one-hour webinar, guest speakers from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, provide an overview of the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE). Part of the NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September 2023).
Climate Resilience Resources from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (September 25, 2024) Learn about federal resources available to assist communities in planning for and responding to extreme heat events from Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For a librarian audience. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2024).
ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians ClinicalTrials.gov is the openly available federal registry and results database of publicly and privately funded clinical studies conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov is a vital resource for researchers, healthcare providers, and health sciences librarians who wish to consult the entire body of evidence on any particular topic.
Creating a One-Page Disaster Plan Learn about creating a one-page disaster plan for your library or organization from guest speaker Dan Wilson, Deputy Director at the University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library and author of the book, Library as Safe Haven, Disaster Planning, Recovery, and Response. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2023).
Cybersecurity in the Rural Health Landscape (September 18, 2024) Learn about the current state of rural health in America, with a focus on cybersecurity from guest speaker Alan Morgan, MPA, Chief Executive Officer for the National Rural Health Association. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2024).
Graphic Medicine Virtual Book Club: Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Join NNLM for a one-hour book discussion of Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown. NNLM staff will lead a conversation covering topics such as community and individual preparedness, equity issues in preparedness, uses of graphic non-fiction for preparedness outreach, and more. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2023). This session will not be recorded and utilizes breakout rooms. Book must be acquired from local library or book seller.
How PubMed Works: ATM This 90-minute class about PubMed's Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) takes an in-depth look at the contents of the 3 translation tables used to process and map your search terms.
How PubMed Works: ATM This 90-minute class about PubMed's Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) takes an in-depth look at the contents of the 3 translation tables used to process and map your search terms.
Informal Weather Education Outreach One-hour webinar explores best practices in informal weather education outreach and share successful examples from the Extreme Events Institute (EEI) and International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. Part of NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum (September, 2023).
OnTheMap for Emergency Management and My Community Explorer Data Tools This one hour webinar features a guest speaker from the United States Census Bureau, and introduces the Census data tools: OnTheMap for Emergency Management and Community Resilience Estimates. Part of the September 2023 NNLM Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum.

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