Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5

On Tuesday 8/13, join Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 7 and the Region 7 Graphic Medicine Community of Interest for a virtual discussion of Ripple Effects by Jordan Hart covering topics such as invisible illness, chronic diseases and disability, graphic medicine in superhero stories, and more.

Small group discussions may take place in breakout rooms. Come ready to participate and connect with others interested in graphic medicine.

Ripple Effects can be borrowed on the Hoopla app available through many public libraries.

The session will NOT be recorded since this is a participatory activity.

To learn more and register: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/graphic-medicine-discussion-ripple-effects

NNLM Region 5 is presenting with colleagues from the Alaska Medical Library UAA/APU Consortium and the Alaska State Library at the joint conference of the Alaska Library Association and the Pacific Northwest Library Association.

If you’re attending, join our session on August 2 at 2:45 in the Miller room. Come hear about providing health reference, ideas for programs, resources, and how to keep up on health information for the public. There will also be time for you to share what your library is doing.

Join us for the upcoming webinar series from the NNLM National Center for Data Services! This webinar series "Topics on Data Sharing" provides attendees with current information on data sharing requirements and best practices as it relates to biomedical research. Participants will be able to stay current on recent trends and resources through the various webinars.

The webinars are all at 11a Pacific / 12p Mountain / 1p Central / 2p Eastern.

Webinar Information: (Click the URL for each webinar for more info and to register.)

📅 July 31 - Uncovering the costs of academic data sharing: From real data to tips for future planning with ARL and DCN - https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/uncovering-costs-academic-data-sharing-real-data-tips-future-planning-arl-and-dcn

📅 August 6 - Understanding Data Discovery and Sharing Infrastructure and Leveraging It for Your Benefit - https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/understanding-data-discovery-and-sharing-infrastructure-and-leveraging-it-your

📅 August 7 - The NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI): Supporting Data Sharing in Generalist Repositories - https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/nih-generalist-repository-ecosystem-initiative-grei-supporting-data-sharing

For more info, visit https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/topics-data-sharing. If you have questions or need accommodations, email [email protected].

Are you a fan of the podcast, Maintenance Phase? Aubrey Gordon is also an author and the next NNLM Book Discussion running from August 1 – October 31 features her book, "You Just Need to Lose Weight" And 19 Other Myths About Fat People.

You can register during this 3 month time and read the book in your preferred format, check out the related resources, and participate in a discussion (asynchronous online OR attend a live Zoom session).

NNLM Book Discussion offers individuals interested in better understanding health information access issues faced by people in the communities that they serve and an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit.

Register at https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/nnlm-book-discussion-you-just-need-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people

Why do babies cry? Who knows! It isn't always apparent why.

The medical encyclopedia on MedlinePlus has information about "Crying in Infancy" along with lots of additional information in MedlinePlus for parents about baby care.

"Topics in Data Sharing' is a webinar series being offered by the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) National Center for Data Services.

The 3 sessions provide attendees with current information on data sharing requirements and best practices as it relates to biomedical research. Participants will be able to stay current on recent trends and resources through the various webinars.

📉July 31, Uncovering the costs of academic data sharing: From real data to tips for future planning with ARL and DCN

📊August 6, Understanding Data Discovery and Sharing Infrastructure and Leveraging It for Your Benefit

📈August 7, The NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI): Supporting Data Sharing in Generalist Repositories

Register for each at this link (scroll down), https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/topics-data-sharing

The first publication from the Office of the Surgeon General focusing on the public health crisis of firearm violence was made available last month.

Visit the website to read this important report and download shareable infographics to inform your community.

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/firearm-violence/index.html

Are you passionate about improving health information access and enhancing community services? If so, we invite you to join us for the NNLM Book Discussion from August 1 – October 31, 2024. We will explore "You Just Need to Lose Weight" And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon.

About the Book: In “You Just Need to Lose Weight,” Aubrey Gordon dismantles the pervasive myths about fatness with compelling facts and figures. Leveraging her extensive experience in community organizing and training, Gordon shares effective rhetorical strategies to challenge and overcome anti-fat bias.

Learn more and register here: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/nnlm-book-discussion-you-just-need-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people

There’s still time to register for NNLM Region 5’s Meet and Greet.

If you are in Region 5 (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific) it is your chance to meet and learn more about our new Executive Director, Kathryn Vela. There will also be an opportunity to share your thoughts regarding NNLM (especially Region 5) and our shared work in providing access to health information.

🔗https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/region-5-executive-director-meet-and-greet

The next class sessions of How PubMed Works run from July 23 – August 1.

What is PubMed? This resource is comprised of more than 37 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books and is used by healthcare professionals, researchers, and students. It was developed and is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

How PubMed Works is a series of four 90-minute presentations. The individual classes are:

July 23: How PubMed Works: Introduction
July 25: How PubMed Works: Selection
July 30: How PubMed Works: MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
August 1: How PubMed Works: ATM (Automatic Term Mapping)

Select the sessions you need or take all the sessions.

Use the link to register for the session you wish to take. Scroll down the page to see them listed.

https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/how-pubmed-works

Have you ever taken an email class? Here's your chance. Our sister region, Region 3, is offering the following class using email, "NLM Tools for the Research Data Lifecycle."

Over six lessons, learners will explore NLM tools that support data sharing, data analysis, and research dissemination. Each lesson focuses on a stage of the research data lifecycle, and freely available tools to better support biomedical research. Sign up to receive a short lesson via email every few days, over the course of a couple of weeks.

🔗https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/1gZoPuV

The National Library of Medicine(NLM) seeks input from interested communities to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM). NLM is seeking comment on several topics related to the work of the NNLM. Your comments are appreciated.

Read the RFI carefully and learn how to submit your response by August 30, 2024.
🔗https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-LM-24-001.html

Wait! Are you following the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) firework safety tips?

🔗https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks

🧨Never allow children to play with or ignite fireworks, including sparklers. Sparklers burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit—hot enough to melt some metals.

🎆Make sure fireworks are legal in your area, and only purchase and set off fireworks that are labeled for consumer (not professional) use.

🎇Never use fireworks while impaired by alcohol or drugs.

🎆Keep a bucket of water or a garden hose handy, in case of fire or other mishap.

🧨Light fireworks one at a time, then move back quickly.

🎇Never try to relight or handle malfunctioning fireworks. Soak them with water and throw them away.

🎆Never place any part of your body directly over a fireworks device when lighting the fuse. Move to a safe distance immediately after lighting fireworks.

🧨Never point or throw fireworks (including sparklers) at anyone.

🎆After fireworks complete their burning, to prevent a trash fire, douse the spent device with plenty of water from a bucket or hose before discarding the device.

Celebrate safely this Fourth of July!

The next session of the PNC-MLA Health Equity and Diversity Speaker series is coming up August 7 at 11:00 a.m. PT.

Join us for “Challenges for Agricultural Producers and Workers - How to Assist Those on the Front Line” where we will be hearing about the mental health and mental stress of farm workers and producers and resources to help.

The session is free and it will be recorded. Please register at
🔗https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/challenges-agricultural-producers-and-workers-how-assist-those-front-line

The PNC-MLA Health Equity and Diversity Speaker Series is a collaboration between NNLM Region 5 and Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association (PNC-MLA) through the efforts of its Diversity Committee.

Three new Level 2 CHIS modules are now available in Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) On Demand. All 3 new modules qualify for CHIS Level 2. If you have taken any of the CHIS on-demand modules you do not need to register, they appear in the same class. That means you can earn up to 8 continuing education credits qualifying towards CHIS Level 1 AND Level 2 in one place!

If you haven’t registered, use this link https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class-catalog/chis-on-demand

Too much heat can be dangerous for everyone, especially for older adults or those with health problems. As we age, our bodies struggle more with regulating temperature, which makes us more vulnerable during hot weather.

Learn more about the signs of hyperthermia and how to prevent hot-weather illness: https://go.nia.nih.gov/3VdO7JP

NIH is releasing a draft of its updated Public Access Policy in support of its mission to advance access to NIH-funded research results. The draft policy outlines how NIH proposes to address the Administration’s 2022 Memo on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research through additional steps to accelerate access.

Additionally, NIH is proposing supplementary draft guidance on government use license and rights and publication costs to assist the community with implementing the proposal. These materials reflect input received in response to the February 2023 NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research.

Public comments on the NIH’s Draft Public Access Policy and draft Supplemental Guidance will be accepted until August 19, 2024.

Link to more information about this and to submit your comments: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/18/2024-13373/request-for-information-on-the-national-institutes-of-health-draft-public-access-policy

The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program prepares emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries and is designed for librarians with prior management experience.

Applicants should have a strong interest in pursuing a directorship in academic health sciences libraries, regardless of the type of library background or current setting. Both the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) are committed to building diverse candidate pools and ensuring diversity of participation in the program and library leadership by considering the relevance of a broad portfolio of leadership responsibilities.

Deadline to apply is June 28. Learn more about the program and apply today at https://www.aahsl.org/leadershipfellowsprogram







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Register for NNLM Region 4's upcoming webinar: A World on the Move: Global Health Equity in the Context of Migration

🌏 Registration: https://www.nnlm.gov/globalhealth-migration
🌍 Date and Time: July 18, 2024 at 12 p.m. PT/1 p.m. MT/2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET
🌎 Speaker: Dr. Laura Nellums, University of New Mexico

This presentation will focus on migration and health. It will encompass drivers and patterns of migration, social determinants of health in the context of migration, the interrelationship between immigration policy, health policy, migrant and public health outcomes, and recommendations for how to advance health equity in migrant communities.

From now until July 13, you can visit the NLM Traveling Exhibit, “AIDS, Posters & Stories of Public Health: A People’s History of a Pandemic” at the Independence Heritage Museum in Independence, OR and the Spokane Public Library in Spokane, WA.

The exhibit explores the archive of public health posters about AIDS at the National Library of Medicine which is rooted in the cultural output of artists, activists, and community workers. Their work—specifically, the use of personal narrative, drawing as a visual art strategy, language, and the collective process in the creation of AIDS posters–continues to broadcast the message that, 40 years after the crisis began, AIDS is not over.

The online exhibit is also available at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aids-posters/index.html

Learn more about the NLM Traveling Exhibit program at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/get-involved/hostexhibitions.html

As we experience the effects of climate change, what can libraries do?
Join this NNLM Book Discussion through the end of July and share what your library has done to help bring awareness and helped your communities and what future planning needs to be done.

https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/nnlm-book-discussion-may-1-2024-july-31-2024-home-unruly-planet-madeline-ostrander

We want to hear from you! Do you have questions about our work, suggestions for health topics you'd like us to consider in our programming, or other feedback about NNLM? Please drop us a line in our suggestion box: https://www.nnlm.gov/R5-suggestion-box

Breathing wildfire smoke can worsen many health problems and cause minor to serious symptoms like headaches, stinging eyes, coughing, trouble breathing, asthma attacks and chest pain. Smoke is unhealthy for everyone, but there are some people especially sensitive to health effects from smoke and should take extra steps to protect themselves.

Reliable access to and meaningful use of technology are important parts of health literacy. With so many different tools out there, digital navigators are important resources to bridge the digital divide. Learn more about digital navigators and other digital inclusion resources from the National Digital Inclusion Alliance in our latest blog: nnlm.gov/digitalnavigators

The latest edition of NIH News in Health is out now! In this edition, you can learn about blood tests, how fruit flies are useful in health research, the benefit of green spaces for children's mental health, and more. https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2024/06

Menlo Park Library in Menlo Park, California is currently hosting the National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit, “Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin Revisited”. This exhibit examines how modern organic chemistry and technology isolated, then synthesized nature’s properties into a medication now common worldwide. Visitors to the library can view this exhibit through July 6.

It's a fun way to learn about medical history and about our health.

https://menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Library-and-Community-Services/Events/Events-for-adults/2024_05_28-07_06-Exhibition-Take-Two

Reliable access to and meaningful use of technology are important parts of health literacy. With so many different tools out there, digital navigators are important resources to bridge the . Learn more about digital navigators and other digital inclusion resources from the National Digital Inclusion Alliance in our latest blog: nnlm.gov/digitalnavigators