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Browse recordings of past NNLM webinars from Jan 1, 2020 - current. To see curated playlists by topic, audience, or region, visit the NNLM YouTube channel.

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Part 2: Citizen Science in the Academic Library

Academic libraries can bring citizen science to the campus and to the community, whether through supporting the integration of citizen science into courses or by bridging the gaps between researchers, students, and community members. This two-part webinar series will introduce attendees to citizen science, provide tips and best practices for getting started and sustaining citizen science on campus, and showcase resources that can be integrated into citizen science efforts. By the end of the first session, participants will be able to: 1. Support faculty who may interested in integrating…
Date: July 31, 2020

Mino Izhiwebzi (“Good Health”)

Native Americans live with some of the nation’s most significant health disparities. While the causes are immensely complex, it is widely recognized that food insecurity, associated food behaviors, and malnutrition are major influences. To help combat these disparities, the Greater Midwest Region funded Anna Wirta Kosobuski, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth, MN, a health information outreach award to support her Mino Izhiwebzi (“Good Health”) project in 2019. Mino Izhiwebzi used a multifaceted approach to address chronic disease management and…
Date: July 29, 2020

Part 1: Citizen Science in the Academic Library

Academic libraries can bring citizen science to the campus and to the community, whether through supporting the integration of citizen science into courses or by bridging the gaps between researchers, students, and community members. This two-part webinar series will introduce attendees to citizen science, provide tips and best practices for getting started and sustaining citizen science on campus, and showcase resources that can be integrated into citizen science efforts. By the end of the first session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe citizen science and give examples of its…
Date: July 24, 2020

From A(ddiction) to Z(its): Supporting Teens with Health Information

This course will present an overview of health information needs of teenagers and their information seeking behaviors, review communication skills needed during reference interviews with teenagers, and explore credible health information resources that are designed for teens.


Date: July 16, 2020

Food Literacy for Families, Libraries, and Communities: South Carolina Read Eat Grow

Discover how the South Carolina State Library is supporting public library programming statewide with an expanded focus on health literacy. In 2019, the South Carolina State Library was awarded a grant from NNLM SEA to promote healthy cooking and eating in rural communities, expanding on work already begun with the SC Read Eat Grow initiative. This presentation will describe how telling the story of your food, the definition of food literacy, is a way to build connections between library patrons, health providers, and other community organizations, while promoting behavioral changes that…
Date: July 16, 2020

DEI Webinar Session 8 - I am ... Safe Zones: Gender This! - 7/15/2020

Sex, gender, and sexual orientation become conflated and these misunderstandings are related to sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression. This course contains the clearest model ever. Making changes starts here!


Date: July 15, 2020

Fostering Mutuality: How One Library Prepared for the Opioid Crisis

Kalamazoo is a midsized city in southwest Michigan with a growing number of incidents of opioid usage. Although the issue had yet to have a significant effect on the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL), some staff wanted to raise awareness and prepare for the possibility of an overdose in the library. Participants will learn how KPL took very proactive steps to educate staff on opioid use, stock anti-overdose at public desks, partner with social service agencies, and advocate for changes in the state laws. This work ultimately led to creating a peer navigator program that uses people who have…
Date: July 14, 2020

NNLM Reading Club Presents... The Digital Doctor in the Age of COVID-19

Join Dr Robert Wachter, author of The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age, as he discusses how digital health and health technology have evolved since his book was published in 2015 and what patients need to know in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chair of the Department of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco, and one of the nation’s most influential physician-executives, Dr. Wachter will give a short presentation, read briefly from his book and then answer your questions. Submit a question for him to answer during the live session!(…
Date: July 14, 2020

Getting Started with Information Outreach in your Community: An Introduction


Date: July 9, 2020

Introduction to Community Needs Assessment: Finding the Data

This session focuses on health information and data as it relates to community health assessment. The speaker highlights reasons for conducting a community health assessment, the parties involved, and how to define a target community.


Date: July 8, 2020
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