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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Just wanted to alert you to 2 free webinars this week from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">This first one will be of interest to school librarians but even public librarians who are working with homeschoolers but anyone from your communities including teachers
and the general public may attend. No registration required. Both webinars will also be recorded for later viewing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Our monthly webinar, </span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">PNR
Rendezvous</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">, guest speaker will be Andrew Plumer, Outreach Librarian for the National Library of Medicine (NLM). His presentation,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">NLM’s
K-12 Resources: Supporting the Teacher, Engaging the Student</span></b></em>, will be Wednesday August 17 from 1:00 – 2:00pm Pacific Time. Connect using this link
<a href="https://webmeeting.nih.gov/rendezvous">https://webmeeting.nih.gov/rendezvous</a>, audio is through the phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The National Library offers a wide selection of resources to assist the educator and engage the students. Web portals designed with educator input focusing on such topics
as environmental health, chemical and toxicological hazards in the community and genetics. The National Library of Medicine offers other databases that can be used as adjuncts to existing classroom lessons. It isn’t all just web portals and databases, the
NLM has created a series of animations dealing with environmental health issues and games covering multiple issues including chemistry, biology and environmental health.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Have you considered creating programs or services regarding health in your communities? Come listen to PNR partners to learn about funding from NN/LM PNR that can be
used to promote health in your communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">PNR Partners</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> is a webinar to feature the work of members who have received funding
from the PNR. Each presenter has an opportunity to speak about the great work they have done.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Thursday August 18 from 1:00 – 2:00pm Pacific Time. Connect using this link <a href="https://webmeeting.nih.gov/pnrpartners/">https://webmeeting.nih.gov/pnrpartners/</a>,
audio is through the phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Our next session features members from Montana. Melanie Swenson, Director of Health Information Technology at Kalispell Regional Health Care, will present how through
the use of laptops, iPads and training they were able to improve access to the Kalispell Regional Hospital’s patient portal and patient education resources. Laurel Egan, Director of St.James Healthcare library, and colleagues will speak about their collaboration
with community organizations to promote resources and increase awareness of children’s mental health resources in Butte, Montana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Questions about the webinars or how to connect, just let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Carolyn Martin, MLS, AHIP / Consumer Health Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">University of Washington Health Sciences Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Box 357155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Seattle, WA 98195-7155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">206-221-3449<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:martinc4@uw.edu">martinc4@uw.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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