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_____ From: Karla Bourque [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 12:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: News From the NN/LM SCR July 2, 2007 Diversity Programming Database Created by Ocean County Library, NJ http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=363 The Ocean County Library, Ocean County, NJ, has created and is maintaining a database of successful programs to diverse audiences called the Diversity Cookbook. This database has been made public to assist librarians who may find it useful for planning programs. The Spring 2007 NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is Available http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=362 ABC News journalist Sam Donaldson and his wife, television reporter Jan Smith grace the cover of the latest issue of the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. HHS Initiative: Improving Hispanic Elders' Health http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=361 The Department of Health and Human Services' initiative, Improving Hispanic Elders' Health: Community Partnerships for Evidence-Based Solutions" is designed to encourage Hispanic elders and their families to take advantage of new Medicare benefits, including prescription drug coverage, flu shots, diabetes screening and self-management, cardiovascular screening, cancer screening services and smoking cessation programs. New NLM Resource for Genetic Information http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=352 The National Library of Medicine's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has collaborated with the Genetic Alliance to create a portal to the National Library of Medicine's vast array of genetic information. This resource helps health professionals and consumers find information from basic overviews of genetic diseases to complex scientific information. National Initiative to Deliver Fiber-Speed Internet Connectivity to Every U.S. Library Underway http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=360 The Community TeleStructure Initiative (CTI) announced today plans for a series of workshops on the National Fiber to the Library (F2L) initiative; its goal being to connect every library in the U.S. with fiber-speed internet by 2010. NLM Online Indexing Training Module Now Available http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=359 The public version of the National Library of Medicine's Online Indexing Training Module is up and available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/indexing/index.html. Papers of Medical Philanthropist and NIH Benefactor Mary Lasker Added to the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science Web Site http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=358 The National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, announces the release of an extensive selection from the papers of Mary Lasker (1899-1994), a noted patron of science, medical research advocate, and health promoter, on the Library's Profiles in Science Web site. _________________________________________________________________________ Blogadillo is the newsletter blog for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region To unsubscribe from BLOGADILLO, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
