Pride Week 4: Searching for Quality Resources for Sexual and Gender Minority Health
As mentioned earlier in this series of articles for LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) is Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM). This term is nested under Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations, and below SGM are Intersex Persons and Transgender Persons.
The scope note for SGM reads:
Individuals including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, gender non-conforming people, and other populations whose sexual orientation or GENDER IDENTITY and reproductive development is considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms.
Year introduced: 2018
Note that gender identit...
Source: The Cornflower - June 22, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jacqueline Leskovec Tags: Blog health resources LGBTQ Source Type: news
4 Steps to Receive New Class Notifications from NNLM
Good news! Email notifications for new classes are back. Below are instructions on how to set up your account to get the new class notifications once a week.
Step 1:
Login or create an NNLM user account
Step 2:
After logging in, click on update my profile
Step 3:
Scroll down the page until you see a button labeled edit account and time zone.
Step 4:
Scroll down the page until you see the Digest subscriptions section. Check the box next to New classes from the NNLM. While you’re there, set your time zone, so that event information on the NNLM website will display in your local time.
The post 4 Step...
Source: The Cornflower - June 21, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: elake Tags: Blog Source Type: news
Pride Week 3: Resources Throughout the Life Cycle
People who identify as LGBTQIA+ may experience health disparities due social stigma and care givers unfamiliar with their needs. Health care needs change throughout the life cycle of all people no matter where on the gender or sexuality spectrum they fall. Here are some free resources specifically for Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM).
Children & Youth
Adoption by Family Type: LGBTQ+ Families
StopBullying.gov: LGBTQI+ Youth
CDC: LBGT Youth
HRC: Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children
A Practitioner’s Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children
Intersex Resource Topics from InterAC...
Source: The Cornflower - June 15, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jacqueline Leskovec Tags: Blog Source Type: news
Pride Month Week 2: Providing Quality Care in a Welcoming Environment
For LGBTQIA+ persons, lack of knowledgeable healthcare providers, discrimination by health insurers, lack of Federal anti-discrimination laws based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity (SO/GI), and fear of mistreatment are just some of the barriers to culturally appropriate health care. According to HealthyPeople.gov, eliminating health disparities can lead to:
Reductions in disease transmission and progression
Increased mental and physical well-being
Reduced health care costs
Increased longevity
This week, we provide some tools for providing quality care in a welcoming environment.
Creating a Welcoming Env...
Source: The Cornflower - June 8, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jacqueline Leskovec Tags: Blog Consumer Health General Source Type: news
Welcome to Pride Month!
Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. To learn more about Pride Month, read the Library of Congress article on this topic.
People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) are members of every community. Students, patrons, staff, health care providers, parents, and more identify as LGBTQIA+.
LGBTQIA+ individuals, or Sexual and Gender Minorities, face many barriers in accessing healthcare, including discriminati...
Source: The Cornflower - June 1, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jacqueline Leskovec Tags: Advocacy General Source Type: news
Funding Spotlight – Year 2 Award Recipients
Region 6 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce the five Health Information Outreach subawards for the 2022-2023 performance period. The purpose of the Health Information Outreach Award is to improve health literacy and increase health equity through engagement and training for health information.
Central Ohio Hospital Council – Led by Jeffrey Klingler
This project, “Health Information Translations”, will maintain and update titles on the Health Information Translations (HIT) website. Health Information Translations (HIT) is a website for low-literacy health information translated ...
Source: The Cornflower - May 27, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Funding health information outreach Source Type: news
Mental Health Resources, Updated to Include Resources on Coping with Mass Shootings
I received an email today asking for permission* to share last year’s blog post on mental health resources and if there were any updates related to mass shootings. With the help of colleagues in the Region 6 office and across the Network I have done my best to compile resources to help individuals and communities cope in the aftermath of mass shootings. This includes some resources related to specific recent shootings.
SAMHSA Mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
Coping Tips for Traumatic Events and Disasters – SAMHSA Emotional distress can happen before ...
Source: The Cornflower - May 26, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: Resource Sharing coping with mass shootings mental health resources Source Type: news
NNLM Reading Club May 2022: Caring for Black Mothers
The CDC is focused on addressing a startling statistic: Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. Differences in healthcare quality, underlying chronic health conditions, structural racism, and implicit bias contribute to this disparity. Social determinants of health, which are defined by the CDC as, “conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes,” prevent many people from racial and ethnic minority groups from having fair opportunities for economic, physical, and emotional health and contribu...
Source: The Cornflower - April 29, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Darlene Kaskie Tags: NNLM Reading Club Source Type: news
NNLM Day at MLA – April 28, 2022
Please join NNLM Regions, Offices and Centers on April 28, 2022 as they highlight their activities from the past year and share upcoming activities programs that NNLM members can look forward to in the coming year. Below you can find details on the various sessions throughout the day. All events are free and open for all to attend!
National NNLM Update
11:00 – 12:00 PM CDT
Register for event
Join NNLM Project Director, Martha Meacham, to hear about the work and accomplishments of the NNLM over the past year. Find out what is in store for the future of the NNLM.
NNLM Region 6 Presentation
12:00 – 1:00 PM CDT
Reg...
Source: The Cornflower - April 22, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Conferences and Meetings From the GMR General News from NIH/NLM News from the Region Medical Library Association mla Source Type: news
Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit Review
The Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit Embracing Health Literacy in the New Normal: Digital Communications, Telehealth, Health Insurance, and Health Equity took place on April 4 -6th, 2022. Individuals who work in healthcare, insurance, public health, community-based organizations, research, education, information technology, libraries, literacy and more were able to learn and discuss solutions and strategies to communicate information related to health for improved health outcomes.
Trust and meeting patients where they are were concepts that were heard throughout the conference.
The commitment and energy of the Milwaukee Al...
Source: The Cornflower - April 14, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Conferences and Meetings Funding News from the Region Success Stories Source Type: news
National Public Health Week is April 4-10, 2022!
National Public Health Week is April 4-10, 2022!
Did you know that many NNLM member organizations are public health departments and organizations? Membership is free. Members are eligible for: NNLM funding, access to training, partnership opportunities, educational and printed materials, NLM Traveling Exhibitions, and institutional recognition as a Network Member.
Free resources for public health professionals include:
Continuing Education Courses, such as:
How PubMed Works: Introduction, April 6, 2022
How PubMed Works: Selection, April 8, 2022
Making Sense of Numbers, April 12, 2022
How PubMed Works: Me...
Source: The Cornflower - April 6, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog National Public Health Week Source Type: news
National Library Workers Day – Get to Know NNLM Region 6!
Did you know that April 5th marks National Library Workers Day. This is a day for library staff, users, administrators, and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. We thought this would be a perfect time to get to know some of the staff in the NNLM Region 6 office!
Derek Johnson
Derek has been with NNLM since 2016 and in the role of Associate Director since 2020. If he’s not exploring child-friendly activities with his 4-year-old daughter, you might find him on the golf course, at a brewery, or binge-watching streaming TV. He’s currently reading the Essentials of Strat...
Source: The Cornflower - April 5, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog From the GMR General National Library Week National Library Workers Day Source Type: news
You ’ re Invited to Join Us for the First NNLM Book Discussion!
Discussion! From May 2 until July 31, we will read Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick!
NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians and library staff interested in better understanding health issues their communities face an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit.
After acquiring the book in your preferred format, you can join us any time between May 2 and July 31 to participate.
Participants can complete the book and earn CE credit on their schedule. A new book is selected each quarter. Participants can ...
Source: The Cornflower - April 4, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: Blog book discussion Source Type: news
NNLM Reading Club April 2022: DNA & U
April showers bring May flowers and also National DNA Day, which celebrates two important scientific achievements: the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the Human Genome Project was “the international, collaborative research program whose goal was the complete mapping and understanding of all the genes of human beings. All our genes together are known as our genome.” Today, genomic medicine involves using genetic information for an individual’s clinical care (e.g. to aid diagnosis...
Source: The Cornflower - March 30, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: General NNLM Reading Club Public Libraries DNA Day Source Type: news
How PubMed Works in April 2022
Please join NNLM for the upcoming, 4-part series in April 2022 called How PubMed Works. How PubMed works (HPW) is divided into 4 unique sessions. You can sign up for one, some or all.
The dates and links for each session are below. All sessions are held in WebEx.
April 6, 2022 Introduction
April 8, 2022 Selection
April 13, 2022 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
April 15, 2022 Automatic Term Mapping (ATM)
If you’re unable to attend, we will be recording the sessions. If you’d like to take an on-demand version of How PubMed Works instead, you can register for the Moodle version of the class.The post How PubMed Works in Apr...
Source: The Cornflower - March 14, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Member Services NLM Resources Public Health Training Education/Training PubMed Source Type: news
