eScience and the Evolution of Library Services
Please join us for the 2012 Priscilla M. Mayden Lecture on the topic of eScience and eResearch: When: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Where: George and Dolores […]
Read More“Go Viral to Improve Health” challenge for interdisciplinary teams
Challenge by Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Engineering to students: create an app that addresses the nation’s pressing health issues, and win prize money!
Read MorePharmacy health literacy resources
Story demonstrating the importance of health literacy with regards to patients and their prescriptions, and resources to assist pharmacists with this challenge.
Read MoreNational public education campaign: “Make the Call. Don’t Miss a Beat.”
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A woman suffers a heart attack every 60 seconds in the United States. Yet according to a 2009 American Heart Association survey, only half of women indicated they would call […]
Read MoreUsing a puzzle to teach about Kawasaki’s Disease
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Using a puzzle cube as a low-tech teaching tool about Kawasaki Disease.
Read MoreInformation and health literacies and the media
A favorable article from a newspaper’s website does not mean a new site for medical information is of sufficient quality to be relied upon.
Read MoreAnother Eccles success: our first book signing event
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Recap of the library’s first book signing and presentation on the topic of healthcare disparities.
Read MoreConstruction notice for Eccles Library
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Construction notice about remodeling project for the 2nd floor of the library.
Read MoreIs health literacy at a tipping point?
The concept and practice of health literacy appears to be moving from the margins to the mainstream, thanks in part to three recent major policy initiatives at the federal level.
Read MoreExploring healthcare disparities from a historical perspective
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Eccles Library is hosting its first lecture-and-book-signing on the topic of “Exploring healthcare disparities from a historical perspective” Friday, 1/27/12, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Public is welcome, and refreshments are included.
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