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by Katie Ball
Special Projects Associate
Sacramento Public Library

The Sacramento Public Library (SPL) received a 2020-2021 Outreach Mini Award from the Pacific Southwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM PSR). This award was used to produce resources and programming for the Heart-Mind Connection (HMC). The goal of the HMC was to emphasize the connection between good heart health and a healthy brain, as well as the benefits of lowering blood pressure for improved long-term health for patrons of all ages. The HMC also addressed the current need for virtual mind and body wellness programming and equipped the public with health resources and medical tools. We aimed to reach our goal by providing the following activities:

• Virtual Yoga: We held two 6-week sessions of Body Positive Yoga with local yoga instructor, Kirsten Johnson. Participants learned about the benefits of yoga on the NIH Wellness page.
• Virtual Zumba: We held two 6-week sessions of Virtual Zumba with local Zumba instructor, Molly Giger. Participants learned about the benefits of regular exercise for heart health on the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute page.
• Senior Health Kits: Utilizing our curbside pick-up service, we distributed Senior Health Kits, which were tote bags filled with theWhat to do for Senior Health book from the Institute for Healthcare Advancement, a pill splitter, a travel alarm clock, a pill organizer, and printouts on senior-focused health care and tips for better brain health.
• Family Health Kits: Utilizing our curbside pick-up service, we distributed Family Health Kits, which were backpacks filled with the What to do when your Child is Sick book from the Institute for Healthcare Advancement, a plastic medicine spoon, a digital thermometer, a healthy recipe book, and a packet of information with tips for parents and guardians, including children’s exercise and nutrition ideas and how to stay healthy during Covid.

  

  Family Health Kit

• Fidget Blanket Project: We introduced a new opportunity for volunteers to create fidget blankets at home. We provided participants with a kit of “fidget” supplies and fabric, and they lent their time and talents to sew a blanket. Finished blankets were then donated to various memory care facilities in the Sacramento area.
• Blood Pressure Monitor Kits: To encourage patrons to educate themselves on their heart health at home, we introduced blood pressure monitor kits to the library collection. The kits include a wrist blood pressure monitor, instructions for how to take their blood pressure, a log to record their readings, and heart health tips from the NIH.
• Mindfulness Film Screenings and Discussions: We held three virtual mindfulness programs aimed at children, teens, and adults, which included a screening of short films from our partner, TakeCare.org. The screening was then followed by either a demonstration or discussion related to the film’s theme.
  • Children: Screening of “Just Breathe” with a breathing demonstration from children’s mindfulness organization, YoReMi.
  • Teens: Screening of “Nature: No App Required” with a presentation on healthy living in a digital world from SPL staff.
  • Adults: Screening of “Night After Night” with a presentation on better sleep tips from Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Lori Roberto.

  Senior Health Kit

One of the successes from the HMC was the popularity of the Senior Health Kits and Family Health Kits. We used our Curbside Communicator system to ask if patrons would like to receive either of these kits at the time they were at the branch to pick up their hold items. This option provided a nice surprise to the patron, as they weren’t expecting to receive these kits. We were able to distribute over 160 Family Health Kits and 130 Senior Health Kits within 3 weeks at 10 branches throughout Sacramento County. Staff shared feedback that patrons enjoyed the items, the kits went quickly, and that they liked the chance to give something away during this time.

With the constant changes that occurred as Covid-19 precautions were put into effect throughout Sacramento County, SPL was unable to hold any in-person programming throughout the grant period. While this meant we couldn’t hold the fidget blanket workshops or blood pressure screenings, we were presented with the opportunity to introduce an array of health and wellness classes to our audience. As a result of the positive responses and feedback we received from class participants, we plan to expand our virtual programming to offer exercise and mindfulness classes for all ages. We will also keep the fidget blanket volunteer project going, as volunteers were eager to create blankets and there are many memory care facilities in our area that would benefit from having these blankets for their patients. We plan to seek out additional opportunities to share relevant resources developed in the HMC in future partnerships, outreach events, and other health-related programming.

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by Dr. Marita Padilla, PsyD, ABPP
Staff Psychologist
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC)

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth rapidly emerged as the standard of care for primary and behavioral health services. Telehealth not only offered a safer alternative to in-person services for both patients and providers, but also reduced barriers to access to appropriate medical, behavioral health, and health education services, particularly in low-income, rural areas. Many of the youth in the communities served by Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) struggled to sufficiently access telehealth services for a variety of reasons.

The grant funding provided by the NNLM allowed our school-based clinics to acquire the necessary technology to sufficiently provide telehealth services as a means to ensure youth have a safe, confidential location to meet with a medical provider, behavioral health provider, and/or health educator.

This project was not without challenges. Despite our project being relatively simple on paper (request for funds to complete a one-time technology upgrade in order to sufficiently provide telehealth services to youth in rural Hawaii), several unforeseen circumstances posed challenges. One such challenge, and probably the most impactful, was the limited supply of equipment nationwide, likely due to several businesses transitioning from in-person services to online. I, as well as our agency’s IT department, worked tirelessly to try to order/acquire computer workstations; however, the shortage significantly delayed the ability to order the needed technology to start our project. As it stands, we ordered everything needed, but are still waiting for receipt of some of the technology ordered simply because supply and demand are still playing catch up.

Sample Telehealth Kiosk that will be offered in each of our
School-Based Health Clinics.

A second challenge was the rapid and prolonged closures of the schools prevented access to our clinic space to accurately assess our technology needs. When we initially submitted our application for grant funding, we postulated what might be needed to support our efforts. At that point, it was still early in the pandemic. The longer we were out of the schools and away from our clinics, the more we realized the needs differed from what we originally might need. Once we acclimated more to providing telehealth services, we were able to properly assess our needs and adjust accordingly. For this challenge, we were very fortunate to have worked hand-in-hand with our NNLM coordinator to amend our project, to ensure the ability to best serve our youth.

To date, we completed the crux of our project, which was to upgrade our technology in order to be able to provide telehealth services to youth at school-based clinics. Our project, and the impact of this award, will continue as we receive the technology and create spaces for our youth to confidentially access healthcare services.

 

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by Renée A. Torres, MLIS
San Jose State University

Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), antiracism, and social justice are buzzwords in higher education and libraries right now. However, as a new graduate from San José State University’s School of Information, I am keenly aware that library and information science (LIS) professionals must actively work toward making these terms actionable. How do we situate ourselves in these conversations and activities? Through my research project for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) BIPOC LIS Student Professional Development Award, I have discovered Graphic Medicine can be used in healthcare and health sciences education to help nurture culturally competent care and empathy.

Increasingly, libraries are building up their Graphic Medicine collections and making them accessible and discoverable. For example, during my internship, fall 2020, at University of Southern California’s (USC) Norris Medical Library I began my investigation into Graphic Medicine and ultimately proposed the creation of a research guide on the topic. The research guide aimed to define Graphic Medicine, pull together titles from across the USC Libraries, provide recommended search terms, and additional resources. While building the guide I focused on highlighting diverse experiences and health conditions that are often stigmatized, ranging from antiracism to eating disorders, and HIV/AIDS. I felt it was important to organize the titles by these topics as a way to show users the wide array of topics and perspectives rather than assuming connections.

Coinciding with the development of this research guide, I applied to and was awarded the newly created Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) BIPOC LIS Student Professional Development Award. This award, mentorship, and support encouraged me to continue my research and apply to conferences. Many Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color LIS students and new professionals lack the funding and support to conduct research and attend conferences – myself included. The award reaffirmed that I am pursuing a career and research that is valued and needed. Also, connecting with the other awardees was empowering and motivating as we all pursued different research topics but we connected by our dedication to education and outreach to underserved communities.

With renewed vigor, I utilized PubMed to discover ongoing research by LIS and healthcare professionals about the use of Graphic Medicine in health science education and library programming and outreach. In particular, a number of recent studies have shown that medical humanities, including Graphic Medicine, can provide health science students and clinicians with space and time to learn, reflect, and reconnect with how patients and their caregivers experience health and wellness holistically. Engaging with Graphic Medicine also allows room for reflection on their own educational and professional experiences. One area that needs more research, and potential support, is how Graphic Medicine can be used to create open dialogues surrounding inequity, racism, and social justice in healthcare. In my preliminary research into works related to these topics the same authors, such as Whit Taylor, are the main sources for comics related to black health and wellness. More intersectional titles and studies are needed to understand how Graphic Medicine can be an effective tool for DEI education.

In the future, after securing a health sciences library position, I hope to continue my research on Graphic Medicine and develop more programming and outreach. I would like to develop a book club similar to NNLM’s New England Region (NER) Book Club Kits, Graphic Medicine art therapy sessions for health science students, creating library exhibits, and developing interdisciplinary relationships with art and health science students and faculty.

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by Sissy Trinh
Executive Director
Southeast Asian Community Alliance (SEACA)

While COVID-19 presented numerous challenges, one of the largest issues facing the public health sector was the lack of consistent messaging by government agencies and officials. Nowhere was this more acute than for members of the public who faced language and technology barriers. The lack of translated materials and non-web based public health strategies meant that residents with language and tech barriers were often relying on misinformed neighbors and outdated information.

The Southeast Asian Community Alliance (SEACA) stepped in to fill this void by partnering with NNLM PSR at UCLA. SEACA created a COVID relief/mutual aid program in March 2020 to distribute PPE, groceries, and public health information in Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish, and English for the low-income residents of Chinatown Los Angeles. However, because SEACA was not a public health organization, finding accurate, accessible, and up-to-date public health information proved difficult, especially given how quickly the science was evolving along with conflicting public health orders. The NNLM PSR staff were able to provide crucial support by sourcing culturally and linguistically appropriate information based on the Chinatown community’s current needs and conditions. For example, public health directives such as “go grocery shopping once every two weeks” was impractical because so many Chinatown residents live in overcrowded housing or in Single Room Occupancy units and storing that much food was not possible. Instead, NNLM staff found and shared flyers on how large families and families with essential workers can protect themselves from COVID. This allowed SEACA to avoid acting as amateur epidemiologists/public health experts and instead to focus on its strengths – acting as a crucial lifeline to residents who had limited access to other sources of information.

As a result of this award, SEACA was able to successfully distribute culturally and linguistically relevant information about COVID-19, All of Us Research Program information, and supplies to Chinatown community members.

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NNLM PSR staff stand in solidarity with the AAPI community in response to the growing awareness and call to action against Anti-Asian Violence. This article includes resources to learn more about overall health and mental health within Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American communities, relevant webinars, reading materials, research articles and organizations, as well as cultural competency trainings.

Statements on Anti-Asian Violence from LIS Organizations

We stand with the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Statement Against Anti-Asian Violence:

The Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) recognizes and strongly condemns the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes that have permeated our country over the past year. Our Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities have been deeply impacted by attacks that have caused physical and psychological harm. While reported incidents number in the thousands, recent assaults against our elderly and others include attacks on a 52-year-old woman who was shoved in Queens, an 83-year-old woman punched on public transit in San Diego, a 91-year-old man, a 60-year-old man and 55-year-old woman shoved in Oakland’s Chinatown, a 61-year-old man in Brooklyn whose face was slashed while riding the subway, a 36-year-old man stabbed in Manhattan’s Chinatown, a disabled 51-year-old elementary school teacher’s aide beaten by his own cane in LA County, a 27-year-old Air Force veteran beaten in LA’s Koreatown and the deadly assault of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco. In addition, various press reports and anecdotal evidence point to many more incidents of anti-Asian assaults, violence and harassment that have gone unreported.

In May of 2020, we denounced the rise in xenophobia and racism due to coronavirus-related hostility, disinformation and racism. The violence has only grown worse over the past year. We know that these issues are not new, as our communities have been subjected to violence and stereotyping throughout U.S. history. We will continue to simultaneously call out anti-Blackness in our communities and offer our support to our Black colleagues, while recognizing the intersectional nature of white supremacist culture and oppression. APALA is inspired by and grateful for the work of our activist colleagues who eloquently spoke about these issues in Letter to Asian Diasporic Library Workers.

APALA, one of the six National Associations of Librarians of Color, stands in solidarity with our Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities. We urge our library community to stand with us by publicly condemning anti-AAPI racism through visible actions, which we encourage you to share here. We offer to our communities, educators and library workers our 2021 COVID-19 anti-xenophobia and anti-racist information resources and COVID-19 Anti-Asian Racism Resources for K-12. We call on our partner organizations and allies to join forces with us in battling discrimination, xenophobia, and white supremacy.

Additionally, here is up//root’s Letter to Asian Diasporic Library Workers.

Informational Resources

1.  Asian American Mental and Behavioral Health (HHS Office of Minority Health)
2. Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Mental and Behavioral Health (HHS Office of Minority Health)
3. Asian American Health (MedlinePlus.gov)
4. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health (MedlinePlus.gov)
5. Mental Health (MedlinePlus.gov)
6. How to Improve Mental Health (MedlinePlus.gov)

Online Trainings/Webinars

1. APALA Webinar: Addressing the Stigma: Mental Health and Wellness Resources for Asian/Pacific American Communities (sponsored by NNLM PSR)
2. NNLM Webinar: Cultural Competency for the Information Professional
3. NNLM Webinar: Cultural Competencies and the Strategic Prevention Framework
4. NNLM Webinar: Perspectives in Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility
5. HHS: Think Cultural Health – Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals
6. Cultural Humility: Essential Foundation for Clinical Researchers
7. Advancing Racial Equity Webinar Series (American Public Health Association)

AAPI Resources from Member Libraries

1. Los Angeles Public Library API Solidarity Statement and Booklist
2. San Jose Public Library AAPI Statement and Booklist
3. Las Vegas-Clark County Library District AAPI Resource page

Organizations

1. National Institute of Mental Health
2. HHS Office of Minority Health
3. National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
4. Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

PubMed Articles

PubMed Search for AAPI Health articles

1. Lu W, Todhunter-Reid A, Mitsdarffer ML, Muñoz-Laboy M, Yoon AS, Xu L. Barriers and Facilitators for Mental Health Service Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Literature. Front Public Health. 2021 Mar 8;9:641605. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.641605. PMID: 33763401; PMCID: PMC7982679.
2. Naito T, Chin J, Kim TU, Veera S, Jeannette M, Lomiguen CM. Further Reduction in Help-Seeking Behaviors Amidst Additional Barriers to Mental Health Treatment in Asian Populations: A Contemporary Review. Cureus. 2020 Nov 12;12(11):e11455. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11455. PMID: 33329953; PMCID: PMC7733772.
3. Yu N, Pan S, Yang CC, Tsai JY. Exploring the Role of Media Sources on COVID-19-Related Discrimination Experiences and Concerns Among Asian People in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Nov 6;22(11):e21684. doi: 10.2196/21684. PMID: 33108307; PMCID: PMC7652591.

 

These resources were curated by NNLM PSR Associate Director, Nisha Mody, and Associate Fellow, Sharon Han.

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by Joanne M. Muellenbach, MLS, AHIP
Health Sciences Library Director and Associate Professor
California Health Sciences University

For many high school students in the Central Valley, the Health Careers Boot Camps at California Health Sciences University (CHSU) are their first chance to practice intravenous (IV) injections, monitor blood pressure, or perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Thanks to NNLM PSR funding and with a focus on expanding the health professions pipeline, CHSU is partnering with four local high schools and providing students with the opportunity to participate in hands-on health care simulations and learn about health careers from professionals in the field.

In March, the CHSU Award team, led by Joanne Muellenbach, director, Health Sciences Library, and in collaboration with the Simulation Center, Marketing, and Admissions, provided a virtual experience for students at Madera South High School, including a Code Blue situation from a bird’s eye view of the CHSU Simulation Center’s Emergency Room.

The Simulation Center team performed in such roles as EMT, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, and respiratory therapist to illustrate how health care providers work together during an emergency.

The Award team also provided an in-person experience for Sanger High School students. Students rotated through five simulation stations and practiced how to insert an IV catheter, give an intramuscular injection, perform CPR, take vitals, administer a nebulizer treatment, and respond to a Code Blue scenario – all on CHSU’s high-fidelity manikins.

All students, whether participating in the virtual or in-person bootcamps, had the opportunity to hear from various health care professionals, explore the medical and health sciences admissions processes, and learn how to research NLM databases and locate information on health careers through the CHSU Health Sciences Library.

Additional boot camps are scheduled in April for students from Central High School and Sunnyside High School. CHSU’s goal is to spark high school students’ interest not only in CHSU’s own programs in osteopathic medicine and pharmacy, but also in collaborating educational institutions offering programs in EMT-paramedics, nursing, and respiratory therapy. The boot camps include demonstrations of inpatient hospital scenario simulations, as well as outpatient medical office simulation settings.

The Award funding allowed CHSU to purchase multi-venous IV training arms, CPR manikins, and other simulation equipment and supplies so that students can practice techniques in a safe environment on manikins and task trainers. Students are also provided with sample PPE kits including isolation gowns, gloves, masks, and face shields.

For more information about the CHSU Health Careers Bootcamp Series please contact Joanne at jmuellenbach@chsu.edu.

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Last June, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) published the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the 2021-2026 Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs), the central component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM).  Health sciences libraries submitted proposal applications in September.  An official announcement from the NLM regarding the new RMLs is forthcoming. The start date for the new Cooperative Agreement is May 1, 2021.

The RMLs carry out regional and national programs in support of the mission to provide U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data.  The emphasis of the RML program is to bring quality health, public health, and biomedical information resources within reach of the public and all health and public health professionals.

Among other objectives, each RML is expected to:

• • Develop approaches to promote awareness of, improve access to, and enable use of NLM’s resources and data,
  • Develop and support a diverse workforce to access information resources and data, and support data-driven research,
  • Provide community-driven innovative approaches and interventions for biomedical and health information access and use.

 For the 2021-2026 cooperative agreement period, seven Regional areas are defined:

Region 1: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

Region 2: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Region 3: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Region 4: Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

Region 5: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific.

Region 6: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Region 7: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

NNLM Offices and Centers serve the NNLM program and are defined as:

The NNLM Web Services Office will develop and maintain reliable Web services for NNLM public and internal needs.

The NNLM Training Office will plan, create, share, deliver, coordinate, and evaluate an instructional program and educational materials based on key NLM products and services for a variety of audiences. NTO will assess and ensure a standard of high-quality for NNLM instructors and instructional content.

The NNLM Public Health Coordination Office will enhance the public’s health by expanding NNLM’s engagement with the diverse public health workforce through access to licensed literature,  coordinating training on NLM resources, and facilitating partnerships with public health institutions.

The NLM Evaluation Center will collaborate with RML, Office, and Center (ROC) staff to develop strategies and standardized approaches for evaluating outreach and education services

For more information, please refer to the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Organizational Handbook, https://nnlm.gov/national/guides/network-national-library-medicine-nnlm-organizational-handbook.

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The Network of the National Library of Medicine Pacific Southwest Region (NNLM PSR) awarded the University of Arizona Health Sciences Library funding for a project entitled, “Information Resource Dissemination for Minority Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Yamila El-Khayat is the principal investigator and program manager for the project, and Lara Miller will provide the program assessment. This project has a multi-tiered approach for information literacy instruction and training. A team of librarians, including PSR Consumer Health Librarian Nora Franco, will train 2nd-year medical students to identify and evaluate reliable health information resources. The students will conduct a series of information workshops for community health workers/promotores or health information consumers. Recruits for both the training and instruction sessions will be members of the Latinx and Native American communities.

The trainers will use health information resources and products of the National Library Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other government agencies with COVID-19 information resources. Training will include evaluating the resources for source reliability and cultural relevancy. Sessions will be conducted on Facebook Live, the Tucson Mexican Consulate’s “Ventanilla de Salud” channel. As the team works with Native communities, the trainers will use broadcast radio and infographic handouts to disseminate information. Additionally, they will identify and work with health network contacts to build upon existing Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) efforts. An NIH initiative to deliver accurate information and education to communities of color on the importance of inclusion in clinical research to overcome COVID-19 and address health disparities.

The medical students, the community health workers/promotores, and the project participants will learn skills to evaluate and use information resources to work with their respective clients and communities. The first instruction series runs from February 10 to March 3, 2021, facilitated in partnership with associates and participants of the Ventanilla de Salud program. For more information, please contact Yamila El-Khayat.

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Symposium website: https://nnlm.vfairs.com/en/

We are excited to announce that registration is open for a new NNLM virtual symposium focused on addressing the COVID-19 Infodemic in our communities.

What is the Symposium about?

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the disparities of underserved, minority and underrepresented communities. This includes ensuring equal understanding of accurate health information, education in hard hit communities and valuing inclusion in clinical research to overcome COVID-19.

The NNLM Virtual Symposium is an opportunity to address misinformation and mistrust, raise awareness about the pandemic and efforts to combat it. Symposium attendees can expect to come away from this experience with a better understanding of COVID-19 as well as strategies and programs that can be used to engage with communities. We are excited to feature the following keynote speakers:

• Vinay Gupta, MD, MPA, Affiliate Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, WA
• Gregg Orton, National Director, The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), Washington, DC
• Elisabeth Wilhelm, Health Communications Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Immunization Division, Atlanta, GA
• Chris Pernell, MD, MPH, FACPM, Chief Strategic Integration and Health Equity Officer, University Hospital, New York, NY

There will also be paper sessions, panels, and a networking space; more information will be announced in the upcoming weeks.

Free continuing education credits will be available for attendees from the Medical Library Association and from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.

Who is the Symposium for?

NNLM invites anyone who is interested in learning more about information-related issues during COVID-19, which includes, but is not limited to: health professionals, librarians, researchers, community-based organization staff, and students.

When is the Symposium?

April 8-9, 2021

9a-2p PT/ 12p-5p ET

How can I attend the Symposium?

Free registration is now open on our symposium website: https://nnlm.vfairs.com/en/registration

Questions about the Symposium?

Be sure to check our website soon for more information on the agenda, networking sessions, code of conduct, and a general FAQ. Any other questions can be sent to Tony Nguyen at ttnguyen@hshsl.umaryland.edu.

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