This page contains descriptions of all NNLM classes, including previous classes.
To browse available offerings or register for a class, visit Available Classes. For class recordings, May 2021 - present, visit Class Recordings.
| Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| NNLM Book Discussion | NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians, health professionals, and public health workers interested in better understanding health issues faced by their communities an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit. Participants can complete the book and earn CE credit on their schedule. A new book is selected each quarter. Participants can acquire the book in their preferred format and have 3 months to complete the requirements and earn 4 MLA CE by participating in either an online or live discussion |
| Providing Mental Health Resources at Your Library | This 1-hour webinar will discuss how to effectively respond to requests for mental health information at your library. This presentation addresses increasing health information access and use, along with increasing health equity through information by highlighting resources from the National Library of Medicine and other government health information resources for patients, their families and friends. |
| Providing Multilingual Health Information (Webinar) | This webinar addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information from National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus health information resource for patients and their families and friends, resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health and other freely available resources. |
| PubMed Essentials On-Demand | If you’re new to PubMed or just want a refresher this online class is designed for you. The class is made up of 10 short units (listed below) that include videos, hands-on exercises and short quizzes. The class gives you the chance to explore PubMed at your own pace. This class takes about 1 hour to complete. This class addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database. |
| Rural Health Resources | Evidence shows that there are marked health disparities between those living in rural areas versus their urban counterparts. This presentation addresses health information resources and data, increasing health information access and use and the NNLM initiative of Bridging the Digital Divide by demonstrating how to find information on health conditions, demographic groups and social issues in MedlinePlus.gov, Rural Health Information Hub, and USDA Economic Research Service. |