Class Descriptions
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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. |
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. |
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. |
Consumer Health Collection Management - On demand | This 4 credit hour on-demand course reviews collection management principles and resources for health-related collections in public libraries. |
Dissemination and Disasters: Using Information to Save Lives | |
DNA to Z: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (for CHES CECH) | This webinar class will provide an overview of the history and current state of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, which has become |
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 |
Emerging Trends & Topics Webinar Series | To register for classes or special events, first you must create an NNLM user account. How to register for an NNLM class or event: |
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. |
EvalBasics 4: Data Analysis for Program Evaluation | This on-demand online class provides participants with strategies for working with qualitative and quantitative data to assess program value and make effective decisions. |
Finding and Using Health Statistics | How many Americans are affected by cardiovascular disease each year? Did the number of Americans with health insurance increase significantly following the passage of the Affordable Care Act? |
From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health | Curious about evidence-based public health (EBPH) but not sure where to start? |
Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect | MedlinePlus is a website of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, providing high-quality health information written for the general public. |