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NLM MedlinePlus.gov
NLM’s popular consumer Web site, MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov) undertook
a complete (and well-received) makeover of its site, in English
and en español, in 2010.
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NLM
Mobile MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus also launched a mobile version, http://m.medlineplus.gov/,
to provide users with on-the-go access to many resources located
on the Web site.
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NLM
Data Standards
Key elements in the implementation of electronic health records
nationwide are standardization of medical terminology and interoperability
of those records. NLM has a long and distinguished history in this
area and continues to work closely with policymakers at HHS and
the White House, and to conduct its own research.
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NLM
Disaster Information Management Resource Center
Resources were added this year to the DIMRC site, to aid those
coping with earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, and the Gulf oil spill.
This year, NLM also activated the Emergency Access Initiative,
to provide free reference materials to Haiti and Pakistan.
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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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2009 Photos
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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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.
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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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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.
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