Thanks to funding from the SECU Foundation, Library Services has added a new, current collection of 200 eBooks to the AHEC Digital Library that will be accessible by all ADL members.
These eBooks provide clinical and research support along with evidence-based recommendations to equip providers with what they need to deliver care and successfully navigate changes in healthcare environments. The new resources include:
As the health care workforce responds to COVID-19, they face challenges to both coping in the moment and ongoing mental health.
To support this process, the AHEC Digital Library presents a collection of resources geared towards health care worker mental health during COVID-19.
- Resources to Support the Health and Well-Being of Clinicians During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Coping with sickness and stress
- Coronavirus and Mental Health: Taking Care of Ourselves During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- Positive Psychology in Times of Crisis
- Suicides of two health care workers hint at the Covid-19 mental health crisis to come
See more mental health resources for clinical staff...
ADL News (more ...)
Highlighted Resource for October 1, 2022:
The Vaccine-Hesitant Moment
Updated: 2022-09-22 @ 09:09:43
Vaccine hesitancy, which refers to a moment of indecision about whether to get a vaccination, is a period of both vulnerability and opportunity.
A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine discusses multiple times of cultural vaccine hesitancy in the last ten years, culminating in the latest debates over the COVID-19 vaccines.
To learn more, check out the October 1 highlighted resource:
The Vaccine-Hesitant Moment
Highlighted Resource for September 15, 2022:
We Must Do Better: Addressing High Mortality After Release from Incarceration
Updated: 2022-09-09 @ 08:40:45
Mortality rates for people who have been incarcerated are alarmingly high, due to a variety of factors including both physical and behavioral health concerns.
A recent article in the NC Medical Journal discusses this trend, addressing data about different mortality factors, the state of health care in prisons, and NC organizations that suppport people with community reentry.
To learn more, check out the September 15 ADL Highlighted Resource:
We Must Do Better: Addressing High Mortality After Release from Incarceration
For more articles on life expectancy in NC, check out the latest issue of the NC Medical Journal:
Improving Life Expectancy in North Carolina
