News & Announcements
| Announcement | Summary | Date/Category |
|---|---|---|
NNLM Reading Club Book Selections for Heart Health Month |
Heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, is largely preventable. |
Jan 31, 2020 National |
Help Us Improve nnlm.gov |
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine Web Services Office (NWSO) is collecting feedback from current users of the NNLM website to inform future planning for website development. |
Jan 27, 2020 National |
NNLM NACC Explores Treatment as Prevention (TasP) in HIV Care |
HIV is no longer a fatal diagnosis; it is a treatable chronic disease that if managed correctly and consistently, can become “undetectable and untransmittable.” NNLM NACC explores this U=U concept, |
Jan 13, 2020 NACC, National |
NNLM NER Shares Resources on Graphic Medicine for Kids and Teens |
NNLM NER is promoting graphic medicine as an effective tool for communicating health and wellness information to kids and teens. |
Dec 30, 2019 National |
NNLM SEA Supports Member Work with Remote Area Medical Clinics |
NNLM SEA has provided funding to East Tennessee State University (ETSU) librarians to promote consumer health information at Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinics. RAM clinics are held across the count |
Dec 26, 2019 National |
NNLM/MAR Supports Mental Health among African American Women |
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) is proud to support the Minds Matter Mental Health Campaign, which aims to help break the stigma of mental health amon |
Dec 13, 2019 National, MAR |
| Call for Applications to the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) | The Research Training Institute (RTI) is a week-long, hands-on, residential workshop held in Chicago, July 13–17, 2020, with follow-up activities, support, mentoring, and membership in an ongoing research community, and an opportunity to present findings at the MLA national conference. |
Nov 25, 2019 National |
November 20 #CiteNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons on Mental Health |
The NNLM Fall 2019 #CiteNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons on Mental Health will be held virtually all day on Wednesday, November 20. Come help us improve the sources and quality of health information by adding citations and content from trusted National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources to Wikipedia articles. |
Nov 12, 2019 National |
New NNLM HIV/AIDS Outreach Center Established |
The new NNLM HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Coordination Center (NACC) has been established at the NNLM New England Region (NER). |
Oct 31, 2019 National |
NNLM Shining at OCLC’s Library Futures Conference! |
Congratulations to SEA’s April Wright and Liz Waltman for their presentation at OCLC's Library Futures Conference last week. Their presentations (featuring All of Us community engagement activity and #citeNLM) were recapped in American Libraries. |
Oct 11, 2019 National |