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_____ From: Karla Bourque [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 12:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: News From the NN/LM Office April 8, 2008 April NIH News in Health Now Online http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=506 The April issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest National Institutes of Health (NIH) research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. We also thought you might be interested in the NIH Office of the Director channel on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=NIHOD, where you can watch videos to learn more about NIH. Americans Living Longer but Racial and Ethnic Disparities Remain http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=505 Average life expectancy continues to increase, according to the report Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being <http://agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/main_site/default.aspx> by the Federal Inter-Agency Forum on Aging Related Statistics. However, rates of gain are inconsistent between the genders and across age brackets, income levels and racial and ethnic groups. National Public Health Week http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=504 April 7 - 13 is National Public Health Week. This years theme is Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance. NN/LM SCR Express Outreach Award Recipients http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=503 The National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Year 02 Express Outreach Award. This award is designed to fund outreach projects aimed at improving access to and use of National Library of Medicine databases. Improved MedlinePlus Go Local Search http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=501 The National Library of Medicine (NLM) released a new search engine for MedlinePlus Go Local, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/, using the Vivisimo search software. By popular demand, search results now include health information from MedlinePlus, as well as the health services in MedlinePlus Go Local. ALA Diversity and Outreach Fair 2008 http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=499 Since 1998 the Diversity and Outreach Fair (http://www.ala.org/divfair) has taken place at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. WISER 4.0 Now Available! http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=498 WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) version 4.0 is now available for download at http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/choose_platform.html or via WebWISER <http://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/getHomeData.do> . Family and Caregiver Support Program Grants Available http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=497 Funding is available from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for community partners to build programs to help families and caregivers of older adults. Health Communication Course Approved for CHIS http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=496 The free online course Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency" has been approved by the Medical Library Association for the Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) program, Level II. The course is offered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Cancer Survivor Information Free for Libraries from Lance Armstrong Foundation http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=494 The Lance Armstrong Foundation recently announced that they are collaborating with the American Library Association to provide libraries across the country with reference materials to better serve those seeking health-related information, specifically cancer. Tox Town Now in Spanish / Tox Town: Nuevo recurso en español de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina http://nnlm.gov/scr/blog/?p=493 Tox Town is now available in both English, http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov, and en español, http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol. Visitors can learn in English or in Spanish about environmental health concerns and over 30 toxic chemicals in these imaginary neighborhoods: a City, Farm, Town, US-Mexico Border, and Port. _________________________________________________________________________ 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]
