The Society for Public Health and Education (SOPHE) is Celebrating March as National Nutrition Month
Adapted from SOPHE:
The Society for Public Health and Education (SOPHE) has announced March as National Nutrition month. The organization wants YOU participate and take the pledge to eat healthy.
Why eat healthy?
To stay strong and active. Healthy foods have vitamins, mineral, and nutrients your body needs.
To lower your health risks. Choosing healthier foods can help you lower your risk for chronic health conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
To manage your weight. Healthy diet and physical activity can help you stay at a healthy weight.
To set a positive example. If you have children, the healthy food choic...
Source: Network News - March 3, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Marcus Spann Tags: Advocacy Public Health Source Type: news
Reproducible Research: Many Dimensions and Shared Responsibilities
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Attend Worshop and Videocast on Reproducible Research from NIH on Monday March 14, 2016.
NIH Data Science Workforce Development Center
TITLE: Reproducible Research: Many Dimensions and Shared Responsibilities
DATE: Monday, March 14, 2016 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm EST; 1:30pm to 3:30pm CST; 12:30pm-2:30pm MT
LOCATION: NIH Main Campus, Building 10, Lipsett Auditorium
VIDEOCAST: This workshop will be videocast.
INSTRUCTOR:
Lisa Meier McShane
Chief, Biostatistics Branch
Biometric Research Program
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Biomedic...
Source: Network News - March 2, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michele Woods Tags: General (all entries) Source Type: news
September is National Preparedness Month!
Each September the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) partners with other government organizations (such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in an effort to encourage communities and individuals to be prepared for the worst in emergency situations. This endeavor has come to be known as National Preparedness Month.
The theme for 2014 is “Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare” and, in addition, each week focuses on different emergency preparation topics:
Week 1 – How to Reconnect with Family After Disaster
Week 2 – Know How to Plan for Specific Needs Before a Disaster
Week 3...
Source: Network News - September 2, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Emergency Preparedness General (all entries) Public Health Source Type: news
Deadline September 8: Library Student Outreach Award
The deadline is coming soon for the NN/LM SCR Library Student Outreach Award. The purpose of this award is to promote the value of outreach to library school students interested in health sciences librarianship. The award provides funding for students to attend the Quint Chapter Medical Library Association Meeting in October 12-16, 2014 in Denver CO and participate in meetings, conference sessions and other activities designed for them to learn about the importance of health information outreach and services conducted by librarians in the South Central Region.
Eligibility
Library students residing in and currently attend...
Source: Network News - August 19, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: Grants and Funding Outreach Source Type: news
August SCR CONNECTions: Metadata: The Key to Linking Data
Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, August 20, 2014, from 10:30 – 11:30 am (CT) for the NN/LM SCR’s free monthly webinar, SCR CONNECTions
Topic: Metadata: the Key to Linking Data
Presenters: Dick Miller, Thea S. Allen and Joanne Banko from Lane Medical Library, Stanford University.
Description: This session will feature an overview of metadata identities and relationships, real-life applications demonstrating how Stanford University’s Lane Medical Library staff use metadata to link data within the catalog and library website, helping the user utilize both seamlessly, and how the work behind the scenes helps ...
Source: Network News - August 19, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: Classes General (all entries) SCRCONNECTions Source Type: news
Flip Your Classroom
The concept of the flipped classroom has been around since the 1990′s but today’s technology is helping educators more easily adapt their teaching environments to the flipped or blended learning style. With a flipped classroom students learn new concepts and content by watching video lectures and then doing “homework” in the classroom, allowing the teacher to have more guidance and interaction with students. This model inverts the traditional education model in which content is delivered via lectures in class and reinforced through homework outside of the classroom. The flipped classroom concept has...
Source: Network News - August 19, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) K-12 Technology Source Type: news
New to Lending Library August 2014
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region is pleased to add six new titles to the lending library this quarter. New titles on diverse topics have been selected after review and are designed to support the mission of the NN/LM SCR. This post provides an overview of the recently added titles.
Books from the Lending Library may be requested by Network Members or those who are employed by Network Member institutions. Visit the Lending Library page to request any of these exciting new titles. If there is no response through the online system please contact our office directly to request a title.
Collec...
Source: Network News - August 19, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Lending Library Source Type: news
NLM activates the Emergency Access Initiative
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) has been activated to support healthcare professionals working on the Ebola public health emergency in West Africa.
The EAI is a collaborative partnership between NLM and participating publishers to provide free access to full-text from over 650 biomedical journals and over 4,000 reference books and online databases to healthcare professionals and libraries affected by disasters. It serves as a temporary collection replacement and/or supplement for libraries affected by disasters that need to continue to serve medical staff and affiliated users. It ...
Source: Network News - August 15, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Public Health Source Type: news
Webinar Series on the NIH Public Access Policy
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region will host two free Webinars on the NIH Public Access Policy and the role of libraries.
The NIH Public Access Policy – Information for Librarians
Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Presenters:
Dr. Neil Thakur, National Institutes of Health
Kathryn Funk, National Library of Medicine
We will discuss the following topics:
Review basics of the public access policy, and the role of librarians;
Present the Public Access Compliance Monitor;
Answer questions about the policy se...
Source: Network News - August 15, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Technical Bulletin PubMed Source Type: news
NLM System Shutdown August 13
Beginning at 6:00PM, ET, Wednesday, August 13, 2014, the National Library of Medicine will begin a systems shutdown to allow for the emergency repair of the chilled water supply to the NLM Data Center. These systems may be restored as early as 8:00 AM ET Thursday, August 14, 2014, but possibly as late as 11:00 AM.
Most of the databases and systems on the NLM network are expected to be impacted.
Please check the NLM website for updates. (Source: Network News)
Source: Network News - August 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: DOCLINE NLM Announcements PubMed Source Type: news
Resources for National Breastfeeding Month
August is National Breastfeeding Month, first proclaimed by the United States Breastfeeding Committee in 2011. This blog post will highlight resources from the National Library of Medicine (and other authoritative sites) related to this topic.
LactMed: Drugs and Lactation Database is a National Library of Medicine (NLM) database containing information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. LactMed offers users the ability to search for a generic, brand or chemical name, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number, pharmacologic category, and/or subject terms, and retrieve information on ...
Source: Network News - August 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health Outreach Public Health Source Type: news
New Online Self-Paced K-12 Health and Science Resources Class
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) is pleased to offer the following new online class in Moodle format: NLM’s Online Playground: K-12 Health and Science Resources from the National Library of Medicine.
This self-paced online class will open August 25, 2014 and remain open until September 12, 2014.. Cheryl Rowan, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM SCR, will be the facilitator for the class.
This online course is designed to introduce the freely available K-12 resources from the National Library of Medicine. Resources will be focused on three broad subject areas: Basic Health In...
Source: Network News - August 12, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Classes Consumer Health K-12 Source Type: news
NTC’s PubMed for Trainers offered in SCR in March 2015
Would you like to gain new search skills, brush up on existing PubMed skills and collaborate with colleagues to develop training strategies? Join the National Library of Medicine Training Center for PubMed for Trainers in March 2015.
PubMed for Trainers offers an in-depth look at PubMed and provides an opportunity to share training ideas with fellow participants.
PubMed for Trainers is a 4-part series of classes; 3 online and 1 in-person class (at The Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, TX http://nnlm.gov/scr/about/welcome.html)
The series of classes is scheduled for the following dates (attendance in all sessions is re...
Source: Network News - August 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Karen Vargas Tags: Classes General (all entries) PubMed Source Type: news
August is National Immunization Awareness Month
! This year, the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) has designated a specific population focus for each week:
August 3-9 — A Healthy Start: Babies and Pregnant Women
August 10-16 — Back to School: Children, Preteens & Teens
August 17-23 — Off to the Future: Young Adults
August 24-30 — Not Just for Kids: Adults
Immunizations are important for individuals of all ages. Often times there are concerns as to whether or not we should continue immunizing our children (and ourselves), however, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) maintains vaccinations are worthwhile:
It’s true, ...
Source: Network News - August 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Public Health Source Type: news
August Issue of NIH News in Health Now Available
The August issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research is now available:
Features:
Can You Recognize a Heart Attack or Stroke? What to Do When Every Moment Counts
How would you react to a medical emergency? When it comes to life-threatening conditions like heart attack or stroke, every minute counts.
Surviving Sepsis: Taming a Deadly Immune Response
Many people have never heard of sepsis, or they don’t know what it is. But sepsis is one of the top 10 causes of disease-related death in the U.S. The condition can arise suddenly, and it’s oft...
Source: Network News - August 7, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Public Health Source Type: news
