Outreach Express Award - Recipients

Option Year One - May 2012 to April 2013

Base Year - May 2011 to April 2012

Recipient: Westside Health Authority Chicago, IL
Project Director: Cody McSellers-McCray
Project Title: Reading & Comprehending Medicine Labels
Amount: $4,147
Phone: 773-786-0249

Westside Health Authority (WHA) is proposing to create a hands-on workshop on "Reading Medicine Labels" designed for adults with limited literacy. Participants will learn about the difference between over-the-counter and prescription medications, how to identify information on a prescription label, and practice understanding instructions for taking medications.

Recipient: Munson Healthcare Traverse City, MI
Project Director: Barbara Platts
Project Title: Adding Value -The Health Professional as Part of the Hospital Clinical Rounding Team
Amount: $4,449
Phone: 231 935-6544

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate that embedding a member of the library staff into the clinical rounding team will strengthen the role of the health information professional and the clinician in the delivery of health care. Integrating library staff into the rounding team will alleviate common barriers encountered by clinicians when searching the medical literature such as time constraints, skill deficits and access to resources.