by Compendium News Staff | Jun 5, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, School Libraries
by Jill McConnell As I was walking through the Children’s Room at my library the other day, a flyer announcing “MedExpress Teddy Bear Clinic Comes to You” caught my eye. According to the MedExpress website, “MedExpress’ Teddy Bear Clinic is a free community outreach...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 23, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News
By Beth Cackowski There are few things as important as instilling a love of healthy eating in children. If you think convincing a kid to eat kale is a momentous task, you haven’t seen the Children’s Garden at the Glenside Library. Any child that participates by...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 21, 2015 | Health Focus
Blog Post from Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, Director of the Office of Minority Health: “At a commemorative event two years ago, I heard a historian say that history is not a steady stream of events, but rather a series of punctuation points, like ripples from stones tossed...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 21, 2015 | Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Professional Development
Presenter: Laura Bartlett, Outreach and Special Populations Branch, National Library of Medicine Date / Time: Thursday, May 7, 2015 / Noon – 1 pm (ET) Where: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/nlmfocus/ Online / No Registration Required Description: HealthReach...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 19, 2015 | Health Focus, Library News
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library and Penn Highlands will offer the Health Literacy Awareness Series: MOVE. May is National Physical Fitness month. Visit healthFinder.gov for promoting your event.