LibLearnX; NNLM Reading Club & Book Discussion; and All of Us Research Highlights

Attending the LibLearnX in New Orleans, LA later this month? While we won't be exhibiting, representatives from the NNLM All of Us Program Center (NAPC) will be in attendance. Connect with us, we'd love to talk with you about how we can support health and wellness activities in your library. Email lib-NAPCengage@uiowa.edu to set up an appointment.

As we begin a new year, the NNLM Reading Club would like to reflect on the past year. This January, we share highlights and even offer updates of past content by adding new, exciting resources to previous health-topic themes. We are open to feedback and are in the beginning stages of organizing a user feedback survey. One of our goals is to continually improve to better meet the needs of those who use our resources. The survey is forthcoming, but for now, please enjoy this year-in-review from the NNLM Reading Club in 2022!

For information on each of our three featured books, free downloadable book club discussion guides, customizable promotional materials and more, and a summary of our club’s 2022 highlights, visit https://nnlm.gov/nnlm-reading-club.

Join your fellow librarians, health professionals, and public health workers for our fourth NNLM Book Discussion. We will read Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information by Paul A. Offit, M.D.

After acquiring the book in your preferred format, you can join us any time between February 1 until April 30, 2023, to participate.

NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians, health professionals, and public health workers interested in better understanding health issues faced by people in the communities that they serve an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit.

Participants can complete the book and earn CE credit on their schedule. Participants can acquire the book in their performed format and have three months to complete the requirements.

Do you get your daily steps in? Walking every day can help prevent diseases, but exactly how many steps protect against which diseases is harder to understand. A new study, published in Nature Medicine, linked Fitbit data shared by All of Us participants with electronic health records. Researchers found that participants who took at least 8,200 steps a day had lower risks for certain health conditions. This included chronic diseases like high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes. It also uncovered new links between steps and lower risk for sleep apnea, depression, and acid reflux.

Read this Research Highlight in English and Spanish!

The All of Us Journey is currently looking for host sites for their expanded 2023 tour! The All of Us Journey is a mobile educational unit that features interactive educational exhibits about precision medicine and an opportunity to learn about and enroll in the All of Us Research Program. The All of Us Journey will be expanding their 2023 schedule by launching three concurrent tours covering east, west, and central portions of the United States.

The All of Us Journey is looking for host site locations to park and interact with local communities. If you are interested in hosting any of the All of Us Journeys, please complete the request form to express interest. Feel free to reach out to NNLM All of Us Program Center (NAPC) at lib-napcengage@uiowa.edu with any questions about hosting the All of Us Journey.

See below for full schedule of dates and location for the All of Us Journey 2023 tour.