[NNLM-Region5] NNLM Region 5 Weekly Digest - January 31, 2023

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Region 5 Weekly Digest - January 31, 2023
Your weekly roundup of news and announcements from the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5.
Region 5 includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific

Professional Development

NNLM Classes

  *   Visit the NNLM website for a complete listing of scheduled NNLM educational opportunities<https://nnlm.gov/training/schedule>.
  *   Missed a class? Many are recorded<https://nnlm.gov/training/recordings>.
  *   Registration requires creating a free individual user account, learn how<https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/consumer-health-minute-creating-an-nnlm-user-account/>.

For your convenience, NNLM offers several On-Demand classes including:
Preprints: Accelerating Research<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/preprints-accelerating-research>
Disaster Planning Recorded Webinars<https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/disaster-planning-recorded-webinars>
Consumer Health Collection Management<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/consumer-health-collection-management-demand>
CHIS (Consumer Health Information Specialization) On Demand<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/chis-demand>
Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/environmental-health-and-justice-brief-primer>
PubChem<https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/pubchem-demand>
Additional learning opportunities
Meeting the Community Information Needs to Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=gO8vc2BkCEaE7GhHgLKaWzU65uJv7iZKjnmcATdXdaRUNlhERlcwOFpPR0EwUTVZUElRMzVYVjlMOCQlQCN0PWcu>, Register for this free 1 day virtual symposium scheduled for March 10 starting at 4:00 a.m. SST, 5:00 a.m. HST, 6:00 a.m. AKST, 7:00 a.m. PST, March 11 at 1:00 a.m. ChST
Justice at Work in Public Libraries: Understanding Power, Oppression, Resistance and Solidarity<https://learninglab.freedomlifted.com/courses/justice-at-work-public-libraries>, With this Freedom Lifted training, your library team can: take the course on your own schedule, at your own pace; learn frameworks that get to the heart of social justice; adopt a shared language you can use to talk openly and honestly with one another; and create plans of action to shift culture and develop practices that advance justice in your library. Individual and group registrations are available and fees are listed.
Create an NIH or NSF Biosketch with SciENcv, this workshop was designed to help staff who have been delegated to manage the proposal development process with specific task-based, hands-on activities, 2 sessions are offered in February but only apply to attend one session.

  *   February 23<https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/event/biosketches-2-23-23/>, starting at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 9:00 a.m. AKST, 10:00 a.m. PST, February 24 at 4:00 a.m. ChST
  *   February 28<https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/event/biosketches-2-28-23/>, starting at 7:00 a.m. SST, 8:00 a.m. HST, 9:00 a.m. AKST, 10:00 a.m. PST, March 1 at 4:00 a.m. ChST


News from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM)
Call For Requests for Eight New NLM Exhibitions<https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/call-for-requests-for-eight-new-nlm-exhibitions/>, submit your organization's request to host a NLM Traveling exhibit in a time slot between September 2023-March 2025, deadline to apply is February 14
Love Data Week 2023<https://news.nnlm.gov/ncds/love-data-week-2023/>, learn more about what NNLM is offering for Love Data Week 2023
Program Opportunity: "Laboring with Hope" to Improve Awareness of Maternal Health Disparities<https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/laboring-with-hope-program/>, The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5 is offering an opportunity for NNLM members in Region 5 to host a viewing of the 30-minute documentary, Laboring with Hope<https://www.laboringwithhope.com/> for their communities. This program is intended to improve awareness of maternal health disparities and create opportunities to share reliable health information.
News from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

>From the NLM Director's blog: Meet the NLM Investigators: Dr. Zhiyong Lu is Teaching Computers to Think Like Scientists<https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2023/01/25/meet-the-nlm-investigators-dr-zhiyong-lu-is-teaching-computers-to-think-like-scientists/>

WISER to be Discontinued<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf23/jf23_wiser_discontinued.html>, the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) including the WISER website, WebWISER, and the standalone applications for Windows PCs, iOS app, and Android app, will be discontinued as of February 28, 2023
NLM's History of Medicine: The Many Faces of Diabetes: Complications and debility in Late 20th Century America<https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2023/01/26/the-many-faces-of-diabetes-complications-and-debility-in-late-20th-century-america/>
NIH implements Data Management and Sharing Policy<https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/nih-implements-data-management-sharing-policy>
Director's Innovation Speaker Series<https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/events/announcements/directors-innovation-speaker-series-the-opioid-crisis-disrupting-the-status-quo-with-the-healing-communities-study>: The Opioid Crisis: Disrupting the Status Quo with the HEALing Communities Study, attend this virtual event on February 14 at 11:00 a.m. PT
Recently published AJPH Supplement highlights research from NIMHD-funded RADx-UP initiative<https://ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/112/S9> with special editorial from NIMHD Deputy Director Dr. Monica Webb Hooper.
The latest issue of NIH Office of Research on Women's Health's Women's Health in Focus at NIH<https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/orwh-quarterly-publication> includes articles on women in science, disparities and workforce diversity in mental health and more
Team Science in Leadership Scholars Program in Women's Health, Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases<https://ampaim.omrf.org/leadership-scholar-program/>, deadline to apply is February 20, 2023

Resource Spotlight
Environmental Justice Grants, Funding and Technical Assistance
EPA announced $100 million for environmental justice grants<https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-grants-funding-and-technical-assistance> - the largest amount ever offered by the agency - to help underserved and overburdened communities across the country. Applications are due by April 10, 2023.
CDC's Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework
The CDC has released The Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework<https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/BRACE.htm>. This five-step process allows health officials to develop strategies and programs to help communities prepare for the health effects of climate change. Combining atmospheric data and projections with epidemiologic analysis enables health officials to more effectively anticipate, prepare for, and respond to climate-sensitive health impacts.
Inside Knowledge About Gynecologic Cancer Campaign
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and CDC's The Inside Knowledge Campaign<https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/gynecologic/knowledge/index.htm> raises awareness of the five main types of gynecologic cancer: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. The campaign encourages women to pay attention to their bodies, so they can recognize any warning signs and seek medical care.
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