NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians, health professionals, and public health workers interested in better understanding health issues faced by their communities an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit.
Participants can complete the book and earn CE credit on their schedule. A new book is selected each quarter. Participants can acquire the book in their preferred format and have 3 months to complete the requirements and earn 4 MLA CE by participating in either an online or live discussion
Requirements to earn CE.
Complete the book in your preferred format
Log into the Moodle
Explore the shared resources
Do ONE of the following
Answer the required discussion question in Moodle
Attend one of the two live discussion sessions and participate
It is not necessary to engage in Moodle discussions for all three months, although you are welcome to do so.
Objectives
Increase health equity by expanding librarians, health professionals, and public health workers’ awareness and understanding of health issues individuals and communities face.
Improve information access by exploring health resources from NLM, NIH, and other organizations related to the topic, including MedlinePlus, PudMed, and ClinicalTrials.
The NNLM Book Discussion helps increase health information access and use for all audiences, including underrepresented populations, by raising awareness among librarians, health professionals, and public health workers of health issues their communities face and information resources they can share related to those issues. The titles selected are associated with NNLM, NLM, or NIH’s mission and goals.
Continuing Education
This class has been approved for Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education credits.
Class Owner(s)
Bobbi L. Newman, Community Engagement and Outreach Manager, Region 6
Class Instructor(s)
Carolyn Martin, Outreach and Education Coordinator, Region 5
Join us February 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024 to discuss The History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship by Michael Kronenfeld and Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld.
4.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
Join us November 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024 to discuss Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life by Eric Klinenberg.
4.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
Join us for our first quarter NNLM Book Discussion of the year. From May 1 until July 31, join your fellow librarians and read High Risk: A Doctor's Notes on Pregnancy, Birth and the Unexpected by Chavi Eve Karkowsky, MD
4.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
Join us for our fourth NNLM Book Discussion. February 1 - April 30, 2023 we will read "Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information" by Paul A. Offit, M.D.
4.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
Join us for our third NNLM Book Discussion of the year. From November 1, 2022 until January 31, 2023 join your fellow librarians and read Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang.
4.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
Join us for our second NNLM Book Discussion of the year. From August 1 until October 31, join your fellow librarians and read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman!
4.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
You are invited to join us for the first NNLM Book Discussion. From May 1 until July 31, join your fellow librarians and read Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery!
4.00
Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS), Level 1
