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Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
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NNLM Book Discussion: May 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024: At Home on an Unruly Planet by Madeline Ostrander | May 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 | Join us May 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024 to discuss the book At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth by Madeline Ostrander.
Platform/Location: Zoom, Moodle |
NNLM Book Discussion: "You Just Need to Lose Weight" And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon, August 1, 2024 – October 31, 2024: | August 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024 | Join us August 1 – October 31, 2024, to discuss the book "You Just Need to Lose Weight" And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon.
Platform/Location: Zoom, Moodle |
A Librarian's Guide to Consumer Health | August 5, 2024 - August 30, 2024 | This 4-week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class (Formerly Beyond an Apple a Day) covers the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection - August 7, 2024 | August 7, 2024 | This 1 hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication. This presentation addresses improving health literacy, by including information about the NLM/NIH resource MedlinePlus.gov.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Collection Development and Reference Strategies for Sexual and Reproductive Health Information | August 14, 2024 | Looking to provide evidence-based sexual and reproductive health information in your library? This webinar is for you. Learn practical collection development tips, reference strategies and how to create an inclusive, non-judgmental health-focused library environment.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians | August 20, 2024 | ClinicalTrials.gov is the openly available federal registry and results database of publicly and privately funded clinical studies conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov is a vital resource for researchers, healthcare providers, and health sciences librarians who wish to consult the entire body of evidence on any particular topic.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Health Programming at Your Library | August 22, 2024 | Join us for ideas on how to create health programs for libraries and community/faith-based organizations in this 90-minute webinar.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
Regional Events
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On-Demand Classes
Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
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AHEM: clearing the way to easy-to-read health materials | On-demand through April 25, 2025 | 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 |
Consumer Health Information Specialization On-Demand | On-demand through April 30, 2026 | Discover the basics of providing consumer health information through 8 independent learning modules. Earn up to 8 hours credit towards a Consumer Health Information Specialization.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Drug and Chemical Information 1. Using, Providing and Prescribing Medications | On-demand through May 1, 2025 | Learn how to find drug and chemical safety information, side effects, and interactions in MedlinePlus and locate prescription and over-the-counter FDA drug labeling in DailyMed in this 2 hour on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Drug and Chemical Information 2. Finding Properties, Effects, and Interactions | On-demand through May 1, 2025 | Learn how to find drug and chemical information, adverse effects, molecular properties and more in this 2 hour on-demand class. Resources covered include PubChem, LactMed, LiverTox, NLM Bookshelf and PubMed.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Drug and Chemical Information 3. Exploring New Drug Research | On-demand through May 1, 2025 | Discover drug therapy clinical trials and learn how drugs, chemicals, and related topics are indexed in MeSH in order to hone a PubMed search strategy for systematic reviews and other complex research in this 2 hour on-demand class.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer | On-demand through April 30, 2026 | Learn about three resources you can use to find data and statistics about environmental health disparities in your community. This on-demand training takes approximately one hour to complete and offers CHES, CPH, and MLA credit.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
Finding and Using Health Statistics | On-demand through March 1, 2025 | 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 |