Paula Mozen, Director of LIFE INTERRUPTED, Shares Her Filmmaking Journey
This week’s guest blog post comes from Paula Mozen, Director of the film LIFE INTERRUPTED. In this post, Paula shares a bit of her story and her journey with this film about the trials of breast cancer survivors. Please note that portions of the original post have been edited for clarity. I was a documentary filmmaker long before I became a breast cancer survivor. When I was first diagnosed, I wanted to take care of my situation and move on. The last thing I wanted to do was to make a film about it, a project that I knew would take several years to fundraise and complete. As time passed and I gained perspective on my ow...
Source: Network News - March 4, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: All of Us Arkansas Blog Community Engagement Consumer Health Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma Source Type: news

Scholarship Recipients Reflect on the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services Conference
  The following guest blog post is provided by NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network in collaboration with Sarah Lucero. We always love to share what libraries around our region are up to! Read below to learn about ABOS and Sarah’s experience at this year’s virtual conference. In October 2020, NNLM financially supported 20 library staff across the country to attend the 15th annual Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) conference. Originally slated for Dallas, TX, the conference was retooled as a virtual event due to Covid-19. Most attendees agreed that there were actually benefits t...
Source: Network News - February 1, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: All of Us Arkansas Blog Community Engagement Health Literacy Library Workforce Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma Outreach Public Health SCR Regional Highlight Texas Source Type: news

Minds Matter NOLA Event – Guest Blog Post by Porcha Grigsby
This week’s guest blog post comes from Porcha Grigsby, Executive Directory of Black Girl Health Foundation. She tells us a little bit about what her organization is doing to improve health outcomes in New Orleans’ Louisiana and beyond. Please note that portions of the original post have been edited for clarity. Description of Minds Matter Nola Event Black Girl Health Foundation’s Minds Matter Mental Health Campaign is a partnership with libraries across the country to promote mental health awareness. BGHF partnered with the National Network of Library of Medicine South Central Region to implement MINDS MATTE...
Source: Network News - January 7, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: Blog Source Type: news

Meet Me Monday: Linda Loi, Network of the National Library of Medicine South Central Region
We are excited to announce that Linda Loi has joined the South Central Region as our new All of Us Community Engagement Coordinator. She brings in diverse experiences in both the private and non-profit sector, having managed relationships with companies such as Whole Foods, UPS, and Shake Shack.   Previously, Linda worked for Wharton Executive Education at the University of Pennsylvania, where she played a significant role in facilitating their offerings to a virtual format in response to COVID-19. In addition, she served as the Associate Vice President for New Leash on Life USA, a non-profit re-entry organization us...
Source: Network News - December 21, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: Meet Me Monday Source Type: news

La Importancia de la Informaci ón De Salud de Calidad y El Programa All Of Us — The Importance of Quality Health Information and the All of Us Program
This week, we are pleased to share with you a guest blog post from Myriam Hernandez. Myriam will be presenting a Spanish-language webinar on 11/14/20 entitled La Importancia de la Información De Salud de Calidad y El Programa All Of Us. Read on for further information. Durante una pandemia, es primordial distinguir las características de la información que es de calidad. Así como también distinguir que información se debe evitar, por ejemplo, se debe evitar información que trata de influenciar los puntos de vista de los lectores. Cuando la información es de calidad, existen las siguientes características: Exacti...
Source: Network News - November 5, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: Blog Source Type: news

Meet our 2020 LIS Fall Development Awardees!
The SCC/MLA Virtual Conference is right around the corner, and we are thrilled to award two students the LIS Fall Development Award (formerly known as the Library Student Outreach Award). These students – both Information Science graduate students at the University of North Texas – have demonstrated an interest in health science librarianship and have proven through achievement and leadership that they are prepared to jump into this field head first. They have spent the last several weeks working closely with NNLM SCR Coordinators to develop a more comprehensive idea of what it means to be a health science info...
Source: Network News - October 22, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: Blog Source Type: news

September is Healthy Aging Month!
September is Healthy Aging Month, which is a great reminder of how vital it is that we care for ourselves and our aging populations. As we age, we all experience changes in our physical, mental, and emotional health, and it becomes increasingly important to prioritize our own wellness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by this year, people aged 60+ are projected to outnumber children under age five globally. According to the Administration for Community Living‘s 2019 Profile of Older Americans: The 65+ population in the US has risen 35% over the past ten years and is projected to rise an additional 45...
Source: Network News - September 11, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: Blog Source Type: news

September is Health Insurance Enrollment Month
Health Insurance Enrollment Month is here, and we know health insurance is a big deal! There are several ways to go about accessing it, and as of 2018, 19.4% of adults aged 18-64 relied on public insurance*. In the United States, the Open Enrollment Period is November 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020. If you don’t act by December 15, you can’t get 2021 coverage unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.  It can be difficult to know what’s available to you, who your provider could be, and how your coverage works. This blog post will provide resources that we hope will help guide you on your journey t...
Source: Network News - September 7, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: Blog Source Type: news

Hey, students! Check out the LIS Fall Development Award!
The SCC/MLA’s Annual Meeting, originally set to occur in Houston, TX, has officially gone virtual! Don’t worry, we plan to be back in Houston in 2021. This unique year has presented some unique opportunities to support our LIS community; students can join us at the 2020 SCC/MLA Annual Meeting (October 26-28) FREE OF CHARGE, but we are also offering an excellent funding opportunity that goes beyond what our Student Outreach Award typically offers. The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) South Central Region (SCR) is seeking library and information science (LIS) students in Arkansas, Louisiana, New...
Source: Network News - September 4, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: Arkansas Blog Classes Community Engagement Coordinator Grants and Funding Library Students Library Workforce Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma Outreach SCC/MLA Texas Source Type: news

Hurricane Laura and NNLM Resources
Marco quickly fizzled out as a hurricane on Monday, but now the Gulf Coast has been evacuating as Hurricane Laura has made landfall in Louisiana and Texas. As it continues to move through the region, we hope that everyone in or near the path is able to stay safe. This region is no stranger to disaster, and we would like to just remind you of our Disaster Relief offerings and resources: https://nnlm.gov/scr/members/emergency/express-disaster-relief The Disaster information Management Research Center (DIMRC) also has a health information guide that is regularly updated: https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/hurricanes We know man...
Source: Network News - August 26, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: E. Bailey Sterling Tags: Blog Source Type: news

May is Mental Health Month
Photo provided through Mental Health America’s Mental Health Month media kit. When you or someone you love is dealing with a mental health concern, sometimes it’s a lot to handle. It’s important to remember that mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. Yet, people experience symptoms of mental illnesses differently—and some engage in potentially dangerous or risky behaviors to avoid or cover up symptoms of a potential mental health problem. That is why this year’s theme for May is Mental Health Month—Risky Business—is a call...
Source: Network News - May 2, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Mental Health Source Type: news

Are You Prepared for a Wildfire?
Untitled by Michael Held is licensed under CC0. Last week was Wildfire Awareness Week, and it’s getting to be that season…are you prepared? The New Mexico Department of Health is stressing less about how to prevent starting wildfires, but instead, more about what to do to protect yourself if a wildfire occurs nearby. The smoke that a wildfire produces can be very dangerous, and business, schools and other facilities where people gather might want to consider becoming clean air shelters in the event of a wildfire. The smoke is one of the most dangerous effects of a wildfire for people in an area where one is occurr...
Source: Network News - April 27, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Disaster Emergency Preparedness General (all entries) Source Type: news

A Second Cancer is Worse for a Younger Person than an Older One
MRI by liz west is licensed under CC BY 2.0. A new study published in JAMA Oncology finds that for those people who develop a second cancer (meaning a new cancer, not a recurrence), it’s the older patients that are more likely to survive. Previous studies have been done to learn more about second cancers, but little has been done linking age as a factor to survival rate. The study compared more than 1 million cancer patients from 1992 to 2008. It showed that younger people are more likely to survive just one cancer compared to older adults, but when a second one appears, it’s the opposite. The research did not point o...
Source: Network News - April 25, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Research Source Type: news

CMS 2016 Final Rule and Emergency Preparedness
Untitled by Brian Leaf is licensed under CC0. This past week, I had the privilege of attending the 2017 Emergency Preparedness Conference in New Orleans. It was a brand new topic for me, covering the four phases of emergency response: Mitigation Preparation Response Recovery We heard from hospitals who served events like the Boston Marathon bombing, the Pulse Night Club incident, ransomware attacks, and and the recent flooding in August 2016. The focus of the conference, however, was on the the Joint Commission standards and, in particular, the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) final rule Emergency Prepar...
Source: Network News - April 21, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Community Engagement Disaster Emergency Preparedness Louisiana Patient Safety Source Type: news

Poor Sleeping Patterns Get Worse With Age
Untitled by Unsplash is licensed under CC0. A new study finds that as seniors get older, it is just generally harder for them to get a good, restorative night’s sleep, which in turn could worsen health problems. Many medical conditions may make it harder for a person to sleep well, but a poor night’s sleep can also contribute to disease. The researchers used dementia as an example–dementia patients often have a difficult time sleeping, and these poor sleeping patterns also speed up their memory decline. Recognize that good sleep is critical to good health, right along with a good diet and regular exercise…...
Source: Network News - April 20, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Source Type: news