Good Morning, Tennessee!

Attached is the 2018 County Health Rankings report for Tennessee.

On page 12, you can see how different counties compare with Health Outcomes (you want a high number there) and Health Factors (you want a low number there). The whole report provides good information and is worth a look but the county rankings are helpful in identifying areas in your state that need help.

On page 14, you can see how TN compares with the US average - we’d like to support public libraries and community organizations to improve the health across your state.

You can view information online, as well:

http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/tennessee/2018/overview

Below my signature is an invitation to join (for FREE) the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) – one of the outreach arms of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), which is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Membership with NNLM will help cultivate valuable partnerships in providing health information outreach to your communities as well as entitle organizations to apply for our funding, attend free classes just for your professional development or to help you earn your Consumer Health Information Specialist (CHIS) credentials (and we often offer promotions to pay for the Medical Library Association fee to complete the process so it’s entirely free of cost to you). Membership also enables you to order free bulk materials from NLM featuring things like the popular MedlinePlus bookmarks among many other choices – and you can schedule an NLM traveling exhibit to come to your library to draw your community into the library with supporting programming, too. In the invitation below, there are links so you can learn more about it all.

Please consider joining us in promoting health information and access to reduce health disparities. If you have any questions after reviewing the information below, please reach out to me. We want to support you! (and there really is no catch J )

With best wishes,

Nancy

Nancy Patterson, MLS

Network Engagement Coordinator

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

Southeastern/Atlantic Region

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Health Sciences & Human Services Library

601 West Lombard Street

Baltimore MD 21201

Direct line: (410) 706-2858

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Join Us!

We are the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a collaborative group of libraries and other organizations dedicated to improving the health literacy of our communities through promotion of reliable health information resources and instruction on how to use them. We serve everyone from all spectrums of the health care transaction – from health professionals to patients. Membership and all services are FREE!

Complete our New Member Application and join us in the fight against health disparities.

NNLM is one of the outreach arms of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and is divided into 8 regions across the country. We are the Southeastern/Atlantic region and we serve these states and territories:

Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, the US Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia

[If you’re from another state, find your regional contacts here.]

This is a great time to join NNLM and start planning your health outreach projects for our

New Round of Funding Opportunities

to be announced in early 2018!

(Only NNLM SEA members are eligible to apply for funding.)

Projects run from May 1^st, 2018 to April, 30^th, 2019 – How can we help your community?

Everyone needs health information and the NNLM SEA is here to help you provide it to your library users, employees, and greater community. Membership is not only FREE, it has many benefits!

Free training on PubMed, MedlinePlus, other NLM Databases or topics like Multilingual Health Information, Data Visualization, and Grant Writing among many others.

* Our free CE classes support the Medical Library Association's Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) program.

Funding in support of your health information outreach, technology improvement, professional development or exhibit participation.

Free bulk health information materials shipped from NLM.

NLM traveling exhibits delivered to you! Themes from The History of Medicine to Harry Potter to Medical Careers to Frankenstein to Forensic Medicine to the DNA of Beer are only a few possibilities.

Keep up on regional and NLM news and updates, including funding announcements from NNLM and NLM and keep informed as a subscriber to SEA Currents, the NNLM SEA blog. You can even contribute to the blog - Just let us know if you’re interested!

Networking with other members to form partnerships, share expertise or just enjoy connecting with colleagues!

We’d love to welcome you to the network – Please reach out and let me know how we can be of assistance to you and your community.

Join us! New Member Application

Wishing you healthy & happy communities,