Intersectionality in Health Disparities: Focus on Black Transgender Women

NLM's Human Genetics Resources for Clinicians and Biologists - March 23, 2021

Addressing Health Misinformation at the Scale of the Internet

Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information At Your Library

Enhance Your Public Health Searching Skills

Public health practice depends on quality information but there isn't a lot of time for busy practitioners to find what they need and put it to use. This webinar will share resources and strategies from three public health-trained librarians to help you optimize the time you spend searching so you can focus on sharing what you find with your clients and colleagues. Through examples of diverse questions, we will suggest efficient and quality health information sources, as well as strategies to address technical challenges with terminology, a lack of useful evidence, and limitations to…
Date: March 10, 2021

Pitching Public Health to Public Libraries: Finding Common Ground

As public health practice and public librarianship evolve to meet the current needs of communities, their goals and missions are converging, but we use different language. In this webinar, we’ll discuss how to find common ground, establish shared language, and identify how libraries and public health departments can work together to promote the health of their communities. Learning Outcome #1: Describe current and past programs involving public health and public library partnerships, including the outcomes of those partnerships Learning Outcome #2: Explain current needs, gaps, barriers,…
Date: March 9, 2021

Taking Science to the Streets: Community Science and Participatory Approaches to Improve Environment, Health, and Quality of Life in Urban Areas

Digital Partnership: Academic Health Science Libraries as Partners in the Future of Telehealth

This program focuses on the ability of libraries to take concrete steps to support the development and provision of telehealth services in ways that meet the needs of new populations while furthering the research surrounding healthcare access and equity.

Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy and Social Media’s Role in Spreading Vaccine Misinformation

National Library of Medicine Resources for Citizen Scientists February 25, 2021