Browse recordings of past NNLM webinars from Jan 1, 2020 - current. To see curated playlists by topic, audience, or region, visit the NNLM YouTube channel.
Demystifying LIS profession to BIPOC undergraduate students: BIPOC Become LibrariansIn this presentation, our guest presenter will share the premise of the IMLS-funded program, 'BIPOC Become Librarians' which addresses the lack of diversity in the LIS profession. They will discuss the process they developed and what was learned. This presentation champions increasing diversity in health sciences librarianship, highlighting an NLM and NIH priority. This webinar session is for educational and informational purposes in alignment with NNLM goals and does not offer medical advice. Presenter: Mantra Roy, PhD, MLIS, Community… |
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NNLM Region 3 Grant-funded project overview: Powering Clinics & Communities with PubMed: Building Library Awareness at a Safety-Net Hospital SystemThis webinar is designed to provide a general overview of the NNLM grant submission process, with a focus on assessing needs within a library, organization, or community, identifying potential funding sources, crafting a strong grant proposal, and implementing the project. Each of these steps will be examined by going through the development process for the NNLM grant-funded project Powering Clinics & Communities with PubMed: Building Library Awareness at a Safety-Net Hospital System. This session will also highlight practical tips for setting attainable project goals and… |
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Rural Health ResourcesThis webinar is part of the Rural Health Webinar Series in November 2024. Evidence shows that there are marked health disparities between those living in rural areas versus their urban counterparts. Not only do rural residents suffer from higher incidence of chronic illness, they also have limited access to primary care services and are more likely to be uninsured or under-insured. This webinar will describe hallmarks of rural America, identify access challenges of living in… |
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Providing Mental Health Resources at Your LibraryThis 1-hour webinar will discuss how to effectively respond to requests for mental health information at your library. Sites that we'll explore include: MedlinePlus, DailyMed, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), MentalHealth.gov; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization resources and more.
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Social Connectedness and Improving the Health of Rural CommunitiesSocial isolation and loneliness are major risk factors for poor health and mortality. Many members of rural communities are at risk for social isolation and therefore also at risk for poor health and quality of life. Global community health research has identified strategies to reduce social isolation and to promote wellbeing in rural communities. This presentation will review possible interventions for improving rural community health through social connectedness. Speaker bio: Hannah Fields MD MSPH is currently practicing family medicine at Madison… |
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Palmetto Connect: Fostering Digital Inclusion in Rural South CarolinaThis webinar is part of the Rural Health Webinar Series in November 2024. Palmetto Care Connections’ Digital Inclusion Program, Palmetto Connect, helps close the digital divide for residents in rural and underserved areas of South Carolina by increasing internet access, providing digital devices, training people in digital literacy, and connecting individuals to quality-of-life resources such as telehealth through digital inclusion. Hear how this program has impacted 17… |
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Creating Maawn Doobiigeng: Developing A New Classification System for a Tribal LibraryExisting organizational systems including Dewey Decimal System and Library of Congress Classification are inherently damaging to Indigenous people and are insufficient for accurately describing and providing access to Native topics. From 2019 to 2024, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries worked with community members to create a new classification system, Maawn Doobiigeng (Gather Together). A member of the workgroup and the Tribal Librarian will share about the process of creating this new system, how it is being implemented, and how it is being used in the libraries, particularly in… |
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Customizing Bioinformatics Support for Diverse Communities (November 15, 2024)Librarians from University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, and Johns Hopkins University discuss different ways they teach bioinformatics to their community. Friday, November 15, 2-3pm ET | 1-2pm CT | 12-1pm MT | 11am-12pm PT Aida Miró-Herrans, University of FloridaAida Miró-Herrans has been the bioinformatics librarian at the University of Florida for the past 3 years. With a background in genomics, she provides instruction, consultations, and collaborations in genomics and bioinformatics research. The bioinformatics… |
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Promoting Walking for Health in Rural CommunitiesThis webinar is part of the Rural Health Webinar Series in November 2024. Rural American adults have higher rates of chronic physical activity-related illness and are less active than their urban counterparts, with less than 20% meeting U.S. physical activity guidelines of 150-300 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week. Walking is the most common form of physical activity and people who walk are more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. However, rural… |
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When Your Community Is Your HospitalThis webinar is part of the Rural Health Webinar Series in November 2024. In 2022, the North State Partnership to Expand Health Information Access formed in the rural northern region of California, after recognizing the lack of access to healthcare, the need for access to health information, and the importance of engagement with local, on-the-ground community health workers. The partnership included collaborators from academic institutions and community-based organizations. After assessing the regional capacity for delivering health information education,… |