Class Descriptions
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| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| A Bird's Eye View of Health Data Standards | This course will help students to understand the big picture of health data standards and how they are used, including relevant National Library of Medicine (NLM) products and services. |
| ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers | Genetics is increasingly becoming a factor in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases as well as frequently seen in headline news. |
| Activate, Collaborate, and Educate: Health Outreach and Programming in Your Community | This course will provide an overview of ideas to conduct health outreach and create health programs for libraries and community/faith based organizations. |
| Are You Ready? Essential Disaster Health Information Resources for Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe | This class covers NLM disaster health information and other emergency preparedness resources for community educators, families, friends and caregivers. |
| Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library | This hands-on class will cover the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public. |
| Beyond the Binary: Health Resources for Sexual and Gender Minorities | This course is based on the assumption that gender is non-binary, that sexuality is fluid, and that health disparities exist within LGBTQ+ populations.Our purpose is to provide culturally-appropria |
| Boost Box | Boost your knowledge of NLM products or other health information topics with this monthly webinar series from the Middle Atlantic Region. Registration is required. |
| Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information At Your Library | Responding to questions involving topics on mental health is challenging even for the most experienced librarian. |
| Chemicals, Drugs and Genetics: Searching PubMed and Beyond Online On Demand | This specialized class will help improve your effectiveness in searching PubMed and related NLM and NIH databases for literature information on chemicals, drugs and genetics. |
| Dissemination and Disasters: Using Information to Save Lives | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Nine Conversations that Matter to Health Sciences Librarians with Jessica Pettitt | Are you confused about all the topics under the umbrella of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? Are you overwhelmed by all things swirling around in our world today? |
| Drug Terminologies and RxNorm | This one-hour training session will introduce you to the basic concepts of medical terminologies (including what they are and why they are important), followed by a deep dive into RxNorm, an NLM-au |
| EvalBasics 1: Community Assessment | Community assessment is the essential fact-finding phase of program development. You form a picture of a target community or user group in order to develop beneficial programs and services for it. |
| EvalBasics 2: Planning Outcomes-Based Programs | In the words of the immortal Yogi Berra, “if you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” The logic model is a useful tool from planning projects that will help you drive toward you |
| EvalBasics 3: Data Collection for Program Evaluation | Good data collection tools follow three key principles. They aim to decrease perceived risk, increase perceived benefit, and decrease cost to respondents. |