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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse multiple postings…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Sent on behalf of
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Greater Midwest Region office for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="394" height="197" style="width:4.1041in;height:2.052in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D55370.D3743AB0" alt="Stand Up for Health "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fclasses%2Fstand-up-for-health&data=02%7C01%7Cbcain%40library.ohio.gov%7Ceadfb31199e84c9d38f108d720f1bf8d%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C0%7C637014094981381911&sdata=o1opB%2BV1ROGp%2BzWMk9eCCsfnwCCo1420nxuyrsfZDN4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://nnlm.gov/classes/stand-up-for-health">Stand
Up for Health: Health and Wellness for Your Community</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Stand Up for Health is an eight-hour workshop on health and wellness resources and services that public library staff can use to support the
health information needs of their communities. The course was developed through a partnership between our organization, WebJunction, and the Public Library Association. The course requires two hours of pre- and post- work to provide 12 credits of continuing
education. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fclasses%2Fapple&data=02%7C01%7Cbcain%40library.ohio.gov%7Ceadfb31199e84c9d38f108d720f1bf8d%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C0%7C637014094981381911&sdata=2RdRUflTZ4njVxrWUd%2FjFwppn%2Bd1vJnwXpn%2F3UOA5vo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://nnlm.gov/classes/apple">Beyond
an Apple a Day</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Beyond an Apple, a Day is a shorter, four-hour workshop on a variety of topics on health information, including special topics such as substance
abuse and rural health. The workshop meets the competencies required for Level I of the Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) certificate from the Medical Library Association (MLA). This workshop offers four credits of continuing education; participants
interested in obtaining the CHIS certificate can take any additional eight CEs worth of <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Ftraining&data=02%7C01%7Cbcain%40library.ohio.gov%7Ceadfb31199e84c9d38f108d720f1bf8d%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C0%7C637014094981391904&sdata=Jfg5Knmb03rENuA4poQ%2BA6OaWvSN5gbvde%2FzeGLBHZY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://nnlm.gov/training">courses
available freely online through NNLM</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Both courses include interactive learning and have received excellent reviews from past attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">"This course has been a great catalyst for our library to think more about our role connecting people to consumer health information. Thank
you!"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">"This was a super valuable course! I'd highly recommend it for public librarians who want to expand their skills & knowledge."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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In three-month follow-up surveys, all attendees report learning about a new resource and 91% are still using that resource. <br>
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Our office will sponsor the cost of obtaining a CHIS certificate for all participants who complete the workshop and additional courses, if necessary, to reach 12 credits of continuing education required for CHIS.<br>
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We would be pleased to present this as a pre- or post-conference workshop or as a stand-alone event for public library staff in your state. <br>
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If you would like more information, please contact Bobbi Newman <a href="mailto:bobbi-newman@uiowa.edu" target="_blank">bobbi-newman@uiowa.edu</a> or 319-335-4987<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Bobbi Newman, MLIS, MA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Greater Midwest Region (GMR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">319-335-4987<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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