NIH launches 3D Print Exchange
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched the NIH 3D Print Exchange, a public website that enables users to share, download, and edit 3D print files related to health and science. These files can be used, for example, to print custom laboratory equipment and models of bacteria and human anatomy. The NIH 3D Print Exchange also provides video tutorials and additional resources with instruction on 3D modeling software to enable users to customize and create 3D prints.
“3D printing is a potential game changer for medical research,” said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. “At NIH, we have seen an...
Source: Network News - June 24, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology 3d 3d printing NIH open data open science Source Type: news
Funding Opportunity for Librarians to attend APHA
Librarians with an interest in public health, make this the year you attend the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Stipends funded by The Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund for this purpose will be awarded to at least 10 librarians in 2014. This year’s APHA meeting will take place in New Orleans, LA from November 15-19, 2014. Its theme is Healthography: How Where You Live Affects Your Health and Well-Being. For more information on the meeting see APHA’s website.
Applications are now being accepted. The deadline for application is July 24, 2014, 5pm EST. For the complete Call for Applicants, a...
Source: Network News - June 24, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Public Health Source Type: news
June is LGBT Pride Month
In celebration of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bixesual, and Transgender) Pride Month, we have put together a list of LGBT health information resources. Often an underserved population, people who identify as LGBT have health needs that are widely varied. The compiled list, although far from comprehensive, covers resources for LGBT individuals from youth to older adult. If you are unfamiliar with LGBT health resources or just want a refresher, start here.
The first of these resources is from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (or SAMHSA). SAMHSA’s LGBT health page includes a wealth of information, i...
Source: Network News - June 24, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Public Health Source Type: news
The Importance of NIH Funding to Each State
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Source: Network News - June 23, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: Advocacy General (all entries) Grants and Funding Source Type: news
New TOXNET SCR CONNECtions webinar recording now available
TOXNET has had a complete redesign. What are the changes? Where are your favorite databases? Can you still search all databases at once?
On the June 18th SCR CONNECTions webinar, Karen Vargas answered all these questions and many more. Did you miss the webinar? A recording of the session is now available along with a link to presentation materials.
Join us July 16th for the next SCR CONNECTions webinar! As always the webinars are free and open to all. (Source: Network News)
Source: Network News - June 20, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements SCRCONNECTions Source Type: news
Navigator Funding Opportunity Announcment for 2014-15
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a recent funding opportunity intended to support Navigators providing health insurance enrollment assistance in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces in 2014 – 2015. Navigators provide unbiased information to consumers about health insurance, the Health Insurance Marketplace, qualified health plans, and public programs including Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). You may learn more about this opportunity here: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=93.332
Many libraries have...
Source: Network News - June 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health Grants and Funding Outreach Source Type: news
New NN/LM SCR Class: From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce a new class:
“From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health”
http://nnlm.gov/training/ebph/
Description
Curious about evidence-based public health (EBPH) but not sure where to start? This class will explain the basics of evidence-based public health (EBPH) and highlight essentials of the EBPH process such as identifying the problem, forming a question, searching the literature, and evaluating the intervention. The purpose of this class is to provide an introduction to the world of evidence based public health and to give those already familiar with EBPH useful informat...
Source: Network News - June 9, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Classes General (all entries) Public Health Source Type: news
NLM Presentations at MLA Recordings Available
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Source: Network News - June 6, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: Consumer Health Emergency Preparedness General (all entries) NLM Announcements NLM Technical Bulletin PubMed Source Type: news
Digital Preservation and Access Award Recipient Announced
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2014-2015 Digital Preservation and Access (DiPA) Award:
Organization: Scott and White Healthcare Foundation, Temple, TX
Title of Project: “Moulage 3-D Digitization and Preservation Project”
Responsible Investigator: Erin S Norris, Archivist
Description: The Richard D. Haines medical Library at Scott & White will purchase high quality desktop computers, advanced 3D software, and image capture equipment including a high resolution digital camera and lighting equipment to take high resolution images of 300 wax medical moulages created between 1934 and 1955. Th...
Source: Network News - June 5, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Technology digitization history moulage photography texas Source Type: news
$300 Million Available to Expand Services at Community Health Centers
More than $300 Million has been made available to help the nation’s community health centers expand service hours, hire more medical providers, and add oral health, behavioral health, pharmacy, and vision services.
Nearly 1,300 health centers operate more than 9,000 service delivery sites that provide care to over 21 million patients in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin. The health center program is administered by HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). These funds will allow health centers to expand services to better serve newly ins...
Source: Network News - June 4, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Grants and Funding Public Health Source Type: news
Hurricane Season 2014
The 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season has arrived and forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict a near or below normal season. Predictions include anywhere from eight to thirteen tropical storms, three to six hurricanes, and one to two major hurricanes. The driving force behind this year’s anticipated slow season is the development of El Niño this summer. El Niño “causes stsronger wind shear, which reduces the number and intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes”.
Despite these predictions, it is still always important to be prepared in the event of a hurrica...
Source: Network News - June 4, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Emergency Preparedness General (all entries) Source Type: news
Electronic Consumer Health Outreach Award Recipients
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014-2015 Electronic Consumer Health Outreach (ECHO) Award:
Organization: The Alliance of Border Collaboratives, El Paso, TX
Title of Project: “Provision: Capacity Building Assistance Project”
Responsible Investigator: Rebeca Ramos
Description: The goal of this project is to increase awareness and utilization of NLM resources to Community Health Workers (Promotores) and the general population of El Paso County, TX and Dona Ana County, NM through development of training tutorials and community presentations. Development of training materials/tutorials will have ...
Source: Network News - June 4, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Grants and Funding Outreach Source Type: news
Measles Cases Reach 20-year High
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first five months of 2014 (January 1 – May 23) saw 288 cases of measles in 18 states and a total of 15 outbreaks — the highest number of cases in twenty years. Because the majority of these cases have been “associated with international travel by unvaccinated people”, the CDC’s concern is that those persons intending to travel internationally be sure that their vaccinations are up to date.
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus and spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneez...
Source: Network News - June 2, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: General (all entries) Public Health Source Type: news
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Funding Opportunity
The objectives of this program are to strengthen organized ethnic communities comprised and representative of refugee populations, and to ensure ongoing support and culturally appropriate services to refugees within five years of their initial resettlement.
The populations targeted for services and benefits in the application must represent refugee groups who have arrived in the U.S. within the last five years.
ORR places a strong emphasis on projects with a two-fold aim: 1) strengthening of the applicant’s organizational capacity 2) provision of SMART services (Specific Measurable, Appropriate, Realistic, and Time-B...
Source: Network News - May 30, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Grants and Funding Public Health Source Type: news
Redesigned TOXNET Database
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is introducing a recently redesigned TOXNET interface. The redesign improves the appearance and interactive capabilities and given it a facelift for a more current look and feel.
The new TOXNET features:
Improved appearance
Intuitive interactive capabilities
Improved multi-database search
Easy selection of items to save in “My List”
More accessible menus and pull-downs
Type-ahead Browse
Hover-over Help
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Source: Network News - May 30, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Source Type: news
