Available Classes
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For descriptions of all NNLM classes see the Class Catalog. For class recordings, May 2021 - present, visit Class Recordings.
| Event Title | Start Date | End Date | Summary | Type | ROC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to APHA’s Climate & Health Youth Education Toolkit for Programming, Engagement and Education | April 14, 2026 | April 14, 2026 | This webinar provides an overview of the climate and health education curriculum and resources developed by the American Public Health Association (APHA) Children’s Environmental Health Committee. It can be used by public health practitioners, librarians, teachers, and other professionals for educational programming, youth engagement, and as an interactive activity. The presenters will share best practices for implementing and adapting the toolkit. Speaker Information Leyla Erk McCurdy, MPhil, is the founder and chair of the American Public Health Association’s Children’s Environmental Health Committee. She has over 20 years of experience in environmental public health, and has been leading the efforts to develop and to advocate for APHA’s Climate and Health Youth Education Toolkit. Karin Russ is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) and an Apprentice Mediator at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s Alternate Dispute Resolution Center. She is an active member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE), the Maryland Public Health Association’s Healthy Climate Maryland committee, and the Maryland Nurses Association. She was formerly the Course Director for Community & Public Health Nursing at the Universities at Shady Grove, teaching classes in health policy and advocacy, and developing electives on health policy engagement, and climate change and health. Prof. Russ hold a Juris Doctorate degree from the Carey School of Law, and earned dual specialty certificates in Environmental Law, and in Law and Health Care. Becky Larson, DrPH, MS, MA, RD, is Assistant Professor at the Augusta University School of Public Health. Dr. Larson has many years of experience teaching public and environmental health and food systems and nutrition, providing students community-engaged learning experiences, including project and problem-based learning. Cordalia Peters, BSPH, is a public health graduate from Mercer University and has experience using the APHA’s Climate and Health Youth Education Toolkit. From Gwinnett County, Georgia, she is passionate about individuals attaining health literacy and equity. Platform/Location: Zoom |
Upcoming | Region 1 |
| MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians and Health Educators | August 25, 2021 | April 29, 2026 | An interactive guided tour of the MedlinePlus website that takes about 1 hour to complete.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs: Supporting Patients with Evidence-Based Information (On-Demand) | August 30, 2021 | April 30, 2026 | This 1 credit hour on-demand course provides an introduction to three free resources from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website, DailyMed and LactMed.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Assessing Health Education Materials | September 5, 2023 | April 30, 2026 | Get an overview on assessing health education materials, and learn how the National Library of Medicine uses a health education materials assessment tool to figure out if health education materials are easy-to-read in this 2 hour on-demand, online class.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| Finding and Using Health Statistics | September 19, 2023 | April 29, 2026 | This online, self-paced course for librarians and students in health sciences describes different types of health statistics, how they are collected, and where they can be found.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
| An Introduction to ClinicalTrials.gov (On-Demand) | November 1, 2024 | April 29, 2026 | This online, self-paced course introduces and demonstrates searching and understanding search results in ClinicalTrials.gov.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Always Available | National |
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