 The Network of the National Library of Medicine has partnered with the Collaborative Summer Library Program to bring health programming to your library for Summer Reading! The CSLP theme is Tails and Tales with a focus on animal and aquatic life. NNLM coordinators contributed to four program ideas: Animal Teeth Storytime (Dental Health), Citizen Science & Animal Observations, Citizen Science & Zoonosis, and Pet Health and Care. Each program idea includes links to NLM resources and other high-quality print and online resources as well as tips for conducting virtual programming. Learn more!
March NNLM Reading Club Selections: Nutrition
The NNLM Reading Club in March examines the food we eat and all the factors that make it bad, good or better for us.
Dr. T. Colin Campbell, whose previous books include best-seller The China Study, covers the nutrition industry and its impact on both our health and the practice of science with The Future of Nutrition. In How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered, Mark Bittman and David Katz, M.D., use a Q&A format address to dispense advice on topics such as dietary patterns and lifestyle; specific diets like the Mediterranean diet, intermittent fasting and the keto diet; and various foods such as grains, meat, dairy and alcohol. Finally, Robert Paarlberg, an associate at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, contradicts some of the conventional wisdom surrounding things like organic foods and those neighborhoods and communities known as food deserts. He looks for solutions to food problems that can make sense for farmers and consumers alike in Resetting the Table: Straight Talk about the Food We Grow and Eat.
No matter what fare typically gets you through your day, we invite you to fortify your knowledge diet with these Reading Club selections. Visit nnlm.gov/all-of-us/nnlm-reading-club/nutrition to see our menu. Enjoy!
BLOSSOM! Building Life-long Opportunities for Strength, Self-Care, Outlook, Morale, and Mindfulness, free virtual symposium
March 24, 25, 26, 2021
This free three-day virtual symposium will bring together experts on morale, invisible services, vocational awe, burnout, and self-care in libraries. The symposium will provide library staff at all levels, including management, with key takeaways to improve library staff’s health and wellness. This event is open to all library staff regardless of employment status and to library science students. Visit this website to register for the symposium and select the presentation, panels, and virtual networking events you want to attend.
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LIFE INTERRUPTED Documentary Film Screening & Live Panel Discussion with Q&A
Breast Cancer is indeed an epidemic. In the United States, 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2021, an estimated 330,000 new cases will be diagnosed. Breast cancer is found across all age, gender, socio-economic, ethnic, and geographic groups. It does not discriminate; however, as we know, access to quality healthcare can be very discriminatory.
Holding these truths together plus having the inside track to her own experience, filmmaker and two-time breast cancer survivor Paula Mozen decided to make the film she wishes she could have seen when she was diagnosed. She wanted LIFE INTERRUPTED to put a face to the statistics and tell meaningful stories to inspire change.
Because the message of the film is so powerful, Paula wants to connect directly with audiences who care about the themes and issues the film covers. Her hope is to provide empowerment for survivors to be self-advocates and to share with family members, advocates and healthcare providers what it truly means to survive breast cancer.
NNLM is proud to partner with Paula and present the LIFE INTERRUPTED Virtual Screening Series which includes live interactive panel discussions in partnership with The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), Asian Health Coalition, Henry Ford Health System, Greensboro AHEC and Nashville Public Library.
During the live panel discussions, hear from medical or research professionals who specialize in breast cancer, breast cancer survivors, and advocates who represent populations historically underrepresented in medical research. Panelists will share their experiences and knowledge on diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer, living with breast cancer, advancing treatments and cures for breast cancer, and advocating for precision medicine and diversity of medical research through programs like All of Us.
Join us LIVE for a Virtual Panel Discussion on one of the dates below to engage with breast cancer survivors and medical professionals from various communities, learn about breast cancer, ask questions, and share your experience. The 64-minute documentary will be available to stream on demand a week prior to the dates below.
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March 22nd at 4pm ET / 1pm PT in partnership with the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)
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March 31st at 6pm ET / 3pm PT in partnership with the Asian Health Coalition
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April 2nd at 4pm ET / 1pm PT in partnership with the Henry Ford Health System
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April 15th at 4pm ET / 1pm PT in partnership with the Greensboro AHEC and Nashville Public Library
For more information or to attend any of these upcoming free events, visit watch.eventive.org/lifeinterrupted
This announcement was adapted from a blog post authored by filmmaker and breast cancer survivor Paula Mozen.
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Watch the Award-Winning Documentary, Pink & Blue, Free for a Limited Time
Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer takes a profound look into the BRCA world, examining what it is and how this genetic mutation puts both women and men at a higher risk of developing numerous cancers. Amy Byer Shainman, author of Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never Knew: A Memoir was recently featured during an NNLM Reading Club Presents event, and is executive producer of the film. She has graciously offered free personal viewing of this film through her partnership with NNLM’s Community Engagement Network.
Watch this compelling 85-minute documentary, Pink and Blue FREE until March 31, 2021. When you follow the link, you’ll see a message, “This video is private.” Just use the Password: pinkandblue2021 and you’re in!
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Intersectionality in Health Disparities: Focus on Black Transgender Women
When: Wednesday, March 31, 1:00 p.m. ET. Register
According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine Black and Latinx transgender individuals experience not only social and economic inequities but also racial biases in healthcare. This webinar is an exploration of the effects of intersectionality and social determinants of health on transgender women of color. In particular, this webinar will highlight the lived experience of one Black transgender woman and provide insights from a physician with expertise in healthcare for transgender women.
Social and Environmental Determinants of Maternal Health Disparities and a Roadmap to Effective Solutions
When: Tuesday, April 20 at 12:00 p.m. PT. Register
This Emerging Trends webinar series presentation will describe historical and contemporary pathways by which features of the physical and social environments likely contribute to maternal health disparities. Potential interventions along with priorities for future research will also be described. (1 MLA CE)
Presenter: Dr. Chandra L. Jackson is an Earl Stadtman Investigator who leads the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Equity Research group in the Epidemiology Branch of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences with a joint appointment in the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
Launching and Leading the Librarian Reserve Corps: Developing an agile librarian network in response to COVID-19
When: Wednesday, April 21, 1:00 p.m. PT. Register
Join the next PNR Rendezvous webinar to learn how Library Journal 2021 Librarians of the Year launched and lead an international network of librarian volunteers in a new role: emergency responders in the COVID-19 pandemic. (1 MLA CE)
Presenters: Elaine Hicks from Tulane University, Sara Loree from St. Luke's Health System, Stacy Brody from George Washington University
April is Citizen Science Month!
Citizen Science Month is almost here! This April, SciStarter and our partners are celebrating all things citizen science with a jam-packed schedule of events (more events are added each week!) and special projects for you. Get started with a few of our featured projects listed below, and check out our events page for even more special opportunities to get involved.
Crowd the Tap
Is your water safe to drink? Perform a quick at-home scratch test and add your results to a national database of water pipes. Join here!
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Globe at Night
How bright is the light at night near you? Artificial illumination is drowning out the night sky — help push back by creating a global map of light pollution. Gaze at the night sky today!
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Gaming 4 Science Day
Join us from wherever you are around the world for a day of Gaming 4 Science, as part of Citizen Science Month! Featuring Stall Catchers, Eterna and Neureka, participate in game play to advance scientific research. Learn more!
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CHIS Spotlight - Pamela M Rose
Position: Web Services & Library Promotions Coordinator
Institution: Health Sciences Library, U. at Buffalo
Please share a few sentences about your position and what you do.
I am extremely fortunate to be in a position that does such a wide variety of things, including: web content, LibGuide development and support, traveling and in-house exhibits, promotion of library workshops and resources, coordinate our therapy dog visitation program, tours, International Donations Program web page, support for our History of Medicine, and act as the Consumer Health Librarian for inquiries as well as teach a consumer health workshop.
Why did you want to receive Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS)?
Although my role in an academic health sciences library focuses primarily on supporting research and teaching, I offered community support for many years, and had a strong interest in delivering evidence based information in lay language. My interest in international public health through my Donations page extended to my own community and its needs, and my volunteer work in several animal arenas led to our therapy dog programs, creation of an exhibit to promote the One Health Initiative, and offering assistance with research to our veterinary community. Whenever expertise is applied in the community, it is helpful to have a certification that reassures the patron of competence.
How have you used what you learned in NNLM CHIS courses in your work?
I always knew about MedlinePlus, but really hadn't dived into all it had to offer, and the many other resources taught in the NNLN courses have proven valuable for specific inquiries. When developing the first consumer health workshop, our target audience was the staff at my institution - part of our university AND larger community who were privileged to have full access to subscription resources but may not have been aware. This allowed me to teach at a slightly higher level the concepts of PubMed, interpreting "medicalese", and present MedlinePlus as another gateway to evidence-based information.
Why do you feel providing health information is important to your work/community
As a health sciences librarian, my ability to locate relevant information for my own, as well as family and friends', health conditions is such a privilege. I wanted to share that privilege - "teach a person to fish..." - so that anyone could locate information valuable to recovering and then maintaining a healthy quality of life. While I continue to delivery the information in response to consumer health questions, I relish the opportunity to teach anyone how to do it themselves.
Any tips or advice you have for someone interested in taking classes to achieve CHIS?
The CHIS eligible classes are engaging and introduce so many resources you might never use otherwise. Once you achieve the required hours, it's fairly easy to fit in the maintenance classes for renewal every 3 years. It's so worth it - no matter how long you have been a librarian, there's always something new to learn whether it be a new resources of the intricacies of those you think you already know. Lifelong learning keeps you sharp and relevant.
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