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FREE Webinars on Community Health Status Indicators

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Library of Medicine to Co-Host Webinars on Newly-Released Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) 2015 Web Application

March 24th, 2015, 3:00-4:00 EST and March 26th, 2015, 11:00-12:00 EST

Learn how to use CHSI for community health assessment and as a tool to raise public awareness of the range of factors that influence health.

This webinar will provide an overview of the new features and redesign of CDC’s Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) 2015 online web application. Learn first-hand from experts who developed CHSI 2015 about how best to use this redesigned and newly released web application.

Webinar Agenda:

  • Brief History of CHSI
  • Summary of the Redesign Project
  • Overview of New Features
  • Web Site Demonstration
  • Q/A

What is New for CHSI 2015? The new features include:

  • Updated peer county groups
  • Summary comparison page
  • Indicators benchmarked against those of peer counties, the median of all U.S. counties, and HP 2020 targets
  • Interactive Census tract maps and indicators for sub-populations to identify potential health disparities

Registration Information

Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) 2015 Web Application Briefing

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

3:00 pm  |  Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)  |  1 hr

Register

Thursday, March 26, 2015

11:00 am  |  Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)  |  1 hr

Register

After your request has been approved, you’ll receive instructions for joining the meeting.

MarcEdit Workshop with Terry Reese

Click HERE for more information.

This event costs $25 for members and lunch is included in the registration fee.

Come learn about MarcEdit, a freely downloadable metadata software suite available at no cost on the Internet. MarcEdit is designed for large-scale batch record processing, including batch editing MARC records, character set conversions, and record extractions. It also provides users with the ability to perform crosswalks between MARC and other data formats (e.g. Dublin Core). This workshop demonstrates how to edit large batches of records and discusses how your library might use MarcEdit to enhance your workflows.

It will take place at the The William K. Sanford Town Library  (629 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville, NY) and is being co-hosted by the Capital District Library Council & Southeastern NY Library Resources Council

Polly-Alida Farrington presents “Easy Websites on Small Budgets” FREE Webinar

This workshop will focus on creating simple websites with the help of free & affordable web tools.  By the end of the day, you will learn the basics of creating a modern website using both Weebly and WordPress.com.
The cost is $25 and includes lunch.  This workshop is open to all members of CDLC institutions and will be held at the CDLC Offices (28 Essex Street, Albany, NY).
Registration is required by Friday April 17th.  For more information and to register, click HERE.