Class Recordings

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

Participants will learn about the best electronic resources to consult, as well as ways to improve their print collections. Best approaches for handling interactions with emotional patrons will also be discussed.

This class will increase participants' skills for providing mental health information for care providers and the public.

NLM resources covered in this class include MedlinePlus, Drug Information Portal, as well as other NIH and freely available authoritative resources. 

By registering for this class, you are agreeing to the…
Date: August 24, 2022

Living Library Project

The PBC Living Library, modeled after The Human Library, seeks to raise awareness to medical harm through oral storytelling practices. Unlike The Human Library model, The PBC Living Library is an anti-neutral space where individuals who experience health and healthcare disparities volunteer to be "Living Books". Living Books are "checked out" to "Readers", most of whom are current and future…
Date: August 23, 2022

Team Science: Increasing the Pipeline of Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Women Conducting Clinical Research

In this presentation Dr. Wiley will discuss the current state of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and women conducting clinical research and will outline the value of team science as a method of increasing opportunities and fostering collaborative projects.

By registering for this class, you are agreeing to the NNLM Code of Conduct

How Implicit Bias Affects Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Implicit bias is a natural survival instinct inherent in human beings. However, when implicit bias is not addressed in a healthcare setting, health disparities, gaps in care, and discrimination can occur in clinical settings. Algorithmic bias in healthcare still exists today, and as new technologies and digital innovations are introduced into the care continuum, leaders must acknowledge that many of the foundations the tools are built upon contain damaging bias that negatively impacts patient care. Taking deliberate steps to mitigate these biases…
Date: August 3, 2022

Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection

How are health communication and health literacy connected? How can you be more effective in providing health information to consumers, patients, clients, library patrons and your community?  This 1 hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources from NLM, government agencies and other recognized resources for health literacy and health communication.

Community Discussion: Addressing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

The NNLM National Center for Data Services will be holding a series of interactive "Community Discussions'' about the upcoming …
Date: July 20, 2022

Cultivating Protective Libraries: An Introduction to Public Library Social Work

In 2009, San Francisco Public Library created the first dedicated, full-time position for a helping professional. Since then, library social work has spread to over four dozen systems around the United States. This session will introduce library social work, its history, and emerging best practices. We will consider the library as a protective factor in the lives of vulnerable populations. Special attention will be paid to the need for person-centered, trauma-informed lenses into the university education of future librarians.

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Date: July 13, 2022

Lessons learned: Engaging teens in evaluating online health information

Join the National Association of Hispanic Nurses Connecticut Chapter (NAHN-CT) to learn about their successful 2020-2021 NNLM funded project to bring training to teens about evaluating health information online. Hear about the program, next steps and lessons learned, barriers and best practices for bringing programming to teens.

Jessica Alicea-Planas, PhD, RN, MPH, CHES is an Associate Professor in the Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies at Fairfield University. She has over 20 years of experience…
Date: June 21, 2022

Rural-Urban Differences in Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are events of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction that occur between birth and 17 years of age. Multiple studies have established the association between ACEs and risky behaviors and poor physical and mental health outcomes in childhood and beyond. Rural and minority children often have higher rates of ACE exposure than their peers. Yet previous results on ACEs and rurality have shown mixed results due to differences in: 1) geographic coverage of studied datasets, 2) measurement of ACEs, and 3) sampling methodologies.…
Date: June 21, 2022

Health Statistics on the Web

In this 1 hour webinar you will learn the difference between data and statistics, key features and use of health statistics, steps to finding health statistics, and sources of health statistics at the local, state and national level. The importance and relevance of health statistics in various contexts will be discussed. You will have the opportunity to become familiar with the features and scope of several statistics resources through the use of examples.