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Scheduled Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| NNLM Book Discussion, Nov 1 - Jan 31: Beautiful Country | November 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023 | Join us for our third NNLM Book Discussion of the year. From November 1, 2022 until January 31, 2023 join your fellow librarians and read Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang.
Platform/Location: Zoom, Moodle |
| Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials For Librarians: Databases, Tools and Clinical Applications (January - April 2023) | January 17, 2023 - April 21, 2023 | This 14-week, 30 credit-hour self-paced online class reviews basic biology concepts and takes a deep dive into NCBI Molecular Biology Databases.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Making the Most Out of Your Grant Application (Region 3) | January 30, 2023 | Applying for a grant can be stressful and intimidating at times. This webinar is designed to demystify the grant application process. From understanding the parts of the grant to completing the details of the budget, this webinar provides all information needed to prepare clear goals, objectives, a competitive project proposal. Participants will learn where to find available funding, important documents to include in the proposal, where to go for data to support the proposal, how the application is scored, and post-award reporting requirements.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
| Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library | February 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023 | This 4-week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class covers the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| NNLM Book Discussion, Feb 1- April 30, 2023, Bad Advice | February 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023 | Join us for our fourth NNLM Book Discussion. February 1 - April 30, 2023 we will read "Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information" by Paul A. Offit, M.D.
Platform/Location: Zoom, Moodle |
| Celebrating Moon Times: Flipping the Script on Period Poverty and Standard Puberty Education | February 8, 2023 | Indigenous students in the United States regularly missed school while on their “moon times” because they did not have period supplies. Informed by her work with schools and community-based organizations across North America, Eva Marie Carney will discuss the reach and impact of “period poverty” -- or inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products.
Platform/Location: Zoom |
| Sources of Airborne PCBs in Schools | February 8, 2023 | This talk will summarize the latest research on PCBs, especially PCBs in air of schools where they remain present in caulking, adhesives, and electrical equipment. Guest speaker: Keri Hornbuckle Platform/Location: Zoom |
Regional Events
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| The Poetry of Pediatrics: Health Humanities in Practice | February 15, 2023 | What are the health humanities? How can the practice of narrative medicine inform the practice of pediatrics? In this webinar, Dr. Irène Mathieu, a poet, physician scientist, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics will discuss how these threads of her career inform and complement one another. Platform/Location: Webex |
| OurSpace World: Sowing Health, Building Community | February 28, 2023 | Data on health disparities point to a great need for improved access to health information in Black communities. As they are learning about subjects like food, health, and the environment, Black, Indigenous and other People of Color (BIPOC) youth need to see themselves in the books they read (termed curricular "mirrors"). In 2021, OurSpace World, Inc. received a Health Information Outreach Award from NNLM Region 1 Mirror Resources for Health, Food, and Environment to address this need. Platform/Location: Webex |
On-Demand Classes
| Event Title | Date(s) | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| A Bird's Eye View of Health Data Standards - On Demand | On-demand through December 31, 2023 | Understand the big picture of health data standards and how they are used, including relevant National Library of Medicine (NLM) products and services, in this 1 hour, on-demand, online class. Expect to spend 1 hour learning through videos and exercises.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Assessing Health Materials On Demand | On-demand through April 18, 2025 | Get an overview on assessing health materials, and learn how the National Library of Medicine uses a health education materials assessment tool to figure out if health education materials are easy-to-read in this 90 minute self-paced tutorial.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| CHIS On Demand | On-demand through April 30, 2026 | 5 independent 1-hour learning modules cover the basics of providing consumer health information in libraries and organizations. Earn up to 5 hours credit towards a Consumer Health Information Specialization.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Common Data Elements: Standardizing Data Collection | On-demand through September 1, 2023 | This online, self-paced course describes how librarians and other information professionals can facilitate data standardization and research data sharing using common data elements (CDEs).
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Consumer Health Collection Management - On Demand | On-demand through October 31, 2023 | This 4 credit-hour, on-demand class reviews collection management principles and resources for health-related collections in public libraries.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Data Management Sharing Policy Webinars (DMSP) On Demand | On-demand through July 21, 2023 | This on-demand online class contains 5 webinars introducing the basics of data management and the new NIH requirements for data management and sharing that will be in place beginning in 2023.
Platform/Location: Moodle |
| Disaster Planning Recorded Webinars | On-demand through November 1, 2023 | This Moodle class supports the provision of information to institutions and communities during disaster situations. We've gathered several of our past webinars in one place. Each webinar features one or more guest speakers. Each recording is worth 1 MLA CE credit. Platform/Location: Moodle |