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2009
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NLM medlineplus4you
In 2010, social media really took off at NLM. NLM has more Twitter feeds and Facebook accounts than any other NIH Institute or Center, and we’re employing those to spread the word about NLM’s many programs and services to our audiences all over the world.
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NLM Mobile MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus also launched a mobile version to provide users with on-the-go access to many resources located on the Web site.
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BHEPP Disaster Drill
On October 15, 2009, NLM participated in a disaster drill in Bethesda, MD. Joining forces were the other members of the Bethesda Hospitals Emergency Preparedness Partnership (BHEPP)—the NIH Clinical Center, the National Naval Medical Center, and Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medical. This unique alliance pulls together public, private, and military facilities, creating a model that could be replicated around the country and also serving as a laboratory for the development of cutting-edge disaster-related technologies. NLM’s effort is coordinated by the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) office at the Division of Specialized Information Service (SIS).
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Powwows
Begun as an effort by the Office of the NIH Director and the NIH Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) office in 2001, the NIH Native American Powwow Initiative has brought together several NIH offices during its history. It is now under the auspices of NLM. Participating in the powwows allows NLM to build and nurture relationship with Native American communities on the east coast and in other areas of the US. Specifically, these gatherings afford excellent opportunities for NLM staff to share health information (online and in print), while informing Native Americans about NIH as a biomedical resource. These festive gatherings allows staff to engage Native Americans in conversation, learning about their specific health concerns and also learning more about their customs. This colorful scene is from the Mashpee-Wampanoag powwow, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 4th of July weekend, 2009.
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NCBI’s 20th Anniversary
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a component of NLM, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a program February 5, 2009 in Natcher Conference Center. NCBI is a national and international resource for molecular biology information. It creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information—all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease. NLM Director Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, who helped lead the charge for the creation of NCBI in the mid-1980s, gave an overview of the planning process. Here, he is showing an image of Congressman Claude Pepper (D-FL), whose House Select Committee on Aging Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care held hearings on the need for a national biotechnology information center. On the left is Aging Committee member Cong. Lindy Boggs (D-LA), while Frances Humphrey Howard, an NLM employee who was also a driving force in NCBI’s creation, is on the right. She was the sister of U.S. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
2008
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NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
In 2009, NLM celebrated its third year of producing the NIH MedlinePlus quarterly magazine, an outreach effort made possible support from NIH and the non-profit Friends of the NLM. The free magazine contains no advertising and is widely distributed to the public via physician offices, libraries, and other locations, with a readership of up to 5 million nationwide. Each magazine focuses on the latest research results, clinical trials, and new or updated guidelines from the various NIH institutes A Spanish/English version, NIH MedlinePlus Salud (Spanish for “health”), was launched in January 2009 with support from the National Alliance for Hispanic Health to address the specific health needs of the growing Hispanic population and to showcase the many Hispanic outreach efforts and NIH-funded research results.
