New Dietary Guidelines
Already lagging on your New Year’s resolutions? Well, spring is a time for renewal and a fresh start! March is a great time to take a look at the recently released U.S. Dietary Guidelines and renew your resolve to eat healthier. What are the U.S. Dietary Guidelines? Published every five years for the general public as well as public health professionals, and policy makers, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides food recommendations for people aged two years and older. Each edition reflects the current nutritional science, with a focus on chronic disease prevention.
What are some of the changes from t...
Source: Dragonfly - March 11, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Literacy/Consumer Health Public Health Source Type: news
PNR Rendezvous, Social Media in the Library
Hook ‘Em & Keep ‘Em: How Trout U. is Engaging Library Users through Social Media to Build Community is the next PNR Rendezvous session where Montana State University librarians will tell us how they have incorporated social media in the library.
Social media is a powerful means to build community among our users, as well as to engage new users. PNR Rendezvous participants will learn best practices for using Social Media to engage library users, including the creation of a social media guide, and a posting plan and schedule for ongoing targeted engagement with users across multiple platforms, including Twitter, In...
Source: Dragonfly - March 10, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: News From NN/LM PNR Technology Training & Education Source Type: news
Getting Back to Normal: A Virtual Tabletop Exercise in Disaster Preparation (March 17)
On March 17 at 10:00am -11:30am PST, the NN/LM PNR will host a virtual tabletop exercise that will feature a scenario based on a major disaster. The disaster will impact the entire Northwest, disrupting the normal state of being in your community. Which disaster will strike? Attend the virtual tabletop exercise to find out!
Is your library prepared?
Are the people who work in your library prepared?
Will your library take a role in helping your community/institution return to normal?
Will you take a role?
The webinar will be facilitated by Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM Disaster Ready Initiative. Dan, who is also the Associ...
Source: Dragonfly - March 4, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Glenn Tags: Emergency Preparedness Training & Education Source Type: news
March is Women’s History Month
The month of March is a time to reflect upon the struggles and milestones of women in our world and to appreciate the hard work and perseverance that have allowed many of us to lead better lives and to play a more prominent role in our society. However, the struggle is not over despite the many gains. It is easy to forget and take for granted the rights and privileges our foremothers worked so hard to gain.
Just think about how medical research and clinical care would be if it was all done by men only! What state would women’s health be in!? And not just women’s health. Many of the contributions women h...
Source: Dragonfly - March 1, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: News From NN/LM PNR Source Type: news
Data, Clinical Outcomes, and Librarians – What’s the Connection?
What is the connection between data, clinical outcomes and the librarian? Come and explore this connection with three of the nation’s leaders on big data and patient outcomes at the Using Data to Improve Clinical Patient Outcomes Forum on March 7, 2016. Librarian participants will have the opportunity to explore how they can contribute to the use of clinical data mined from the electronic health record as evidence for patient care and to consider what skills they can develop to support health care organizations in the use of data. The Forum will be held in person in Seattle or Salt Lake City as well as in a live bro...
Source: Dragonfly - February 29, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: News From NN/LM PNR Public Health Training & Education Source Type: news
