Vaccine hesitancy in the news
As all of us surely are aware, there is an increasing incidence of vaccine preventable infectious disease around the world – pertussis, varicella, measles, mumps,…
Annual Meeting Travel Grant Recipients
MLA congratulates the 2019 recipients of the Annual Meeting Travel Grant. Twenty members, who might otherwise not have been able to attend the meeting, will…
Consumer Health: Consumer Health Information Specialization, Part I
Between 6% and 20% of public library reference questions are health-related [1], but some librarians feel inadequately prepared to answer them [2]. In 2001, MLA…
Update on MLA Communities
In the past two weeks, MLA sections and special interest groups (SIGs) have actively reached out to their members to identify the domain hubs in…
FYI: A Helping of Libraries Helping
Much about the success of libraries and librarians not only to disseminate health care information, but also to implement solutions has been heralded here in…
2019 Awards, Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships Recipients
MLA congratulates the 2019 recipients of MLA awards, grants, scholarships, and fellowships. All recipients will be honored during MLA ’19 in Chicago. AWARDS AND HONORS…
MLA ’19 Service Project – #mlanet19
Did you know that 54% of Chicago public schools’ students do not meet or exceed reading standards? Or low-income first graders are only read to…
In Memoriam: Catherine M. Boss, AHIP
Catherine (Cathy) M. Boss, AHIP, passed away March 3, 2019. In November 2018, she was diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer, then had renal…
MLA ’19 Submissions Acceptance Rates – #mlanet19
The MLA ′19 Contributed Content Working Group thanks everyone who took the time and effort to prepare and submit abstracts for the upcoming annual meeting,…
2019 MLA Election Results
MLA is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 election. Candidates listed below will assume office at the conclusion of MLA ’19 in Chicago,…
Chicago Baseball during #mlanet19
Join your colleagues at MLA ’19 at either Wrigley Field or Guaranteed Rate Field for some Chicago baseball! Home games will be held at both…
Communities Transition Update: Questions and Answers
In my role as point-person for questions related to MLA’s communities transition, Here are answers to questions about some of the key aspects of the…
Award-Winning Author Joan V. Gallos Keynotes Managing from the Middle MLA ’19 Continuing Education Symposium
Award-winning educator, author, and academic leader Joan V. Gallos, will present the keynote at the MLA ’19 symposium, Managing from the Middle: Learning to Lead…
Section News: 2018 ANCC Magnet Conference
The Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Magnet Team celebrates just before the awards celebration parade.The author is second from the right. The 2018 American Nurses…
International Toxicity Estimates of Risk
In addition to being the liaison to the Masters in Public Health program at MSU, I’m also the liaison to the Department of Pharmacology and…
Janet Doe Lecturer: Jerry Perry, AHIP, FMLA – #mlanet19
Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP, FMLA Monday, May 6, 2019, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Janet Doe Lecturer Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP, FMLA, is associate dean for the…
MLA Code of Conduct for Meeting Attendance
With MLA ’19 “Elevating” at warp speed, this is the perfect opportunity to remind us all of our affirmation of and commitment to providing an…
Plan for tours, local attractions, & hotel
When you come to the MLA Annual Meeting in Chicago, stay at the Hyatt Regency and take advantage of the many nearby cultural offerings and…
The Communities Transition Team Is Up and Running
Message from Stephanie Fulton, AHIP, and Keith W. Cogdill, AHIP, cochairs, Communities Transition Team The Communities Transition Team is just getting started. Our team is…
In Memoriam: Susanne M. Humphrey, AHIP
Submitted by Andrew Clifton Humphrey Jr., Detroit, MI Susanne M. Humphrey, AHIP, of Wheaton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at age seventy-four.…