Technology Improvement Award - Recipients

Year One - May 2011 to April 2012

Recipient: Western Illinois University
Project Director: Sean Cordes
Project Title: Midwest User Video Health Experiences (MUV-HE)
Amount: $4,472
Phone: 309-298-2785

WIU will use the funding from this award to create informational announcements on health topics critical to the Greater Midwest Region population. This will include digital stories of public consumer experiences of those living in the Midwest. Informational health video messages will be created that will help pique interest and engage people with MedlinePlus, and ultimately foster a goal of adopting healther behaviors. The project will highlight MedlinePlus content and tools in a way that reflects that health climate, needs, and sensibilities of public health consumers in the Midwest.

Recipient: Iowa Health - Des Moines
Project Director: Nancy O'Brien and Paula Whannell
Project Title: Technology Improvement - IHDM Family Resource Library
Amount: $3,783
Phone: 515-241-6490

In early 2012, a new Blank Children's Developmental Center opened in Blank Children's Hospital. Iowa children with physical, developmental and behavioral disorders will be seen at the clinic. The Family Resource Library in a prime position geographically to be involved in this program. They are purchasing PC-based software, iPads and apps to be used by library users and in particular, by children. Carefully selected software and apps will help children develp motor, cognitive and communication skills. The goal is to build this program into a state-wide referral center.

Recipient: Loyola University
Project Director: Liz Novak
Project Title: Improving Resources and Services with New Equipment
Amount: $4,464
Phone: 708-216-5305

Loyola University Health Science Library will use the funds from this award to purchase Mac computers and iPads to add to their equipment resources. The computers and software purchased with this award will replace some aged public computers. The iPads will allow them to demonstrate mobile technology in medical mobile workshops and outreach projects as well as assist in testing whil they create a mobile website.

Recipient: Sullivan University
Project Director: Nathan Ragland
Project Title: Drug Information Resources in the Palm of Your Hand: Enhanced Resource Access Via the Use of Mobile Devices
Amount: $4,410
Phone: 502-413-8629

The students, faculty and residents in the College of Pharmacy at Sullivan University often need to access drug information off-site in labs, hospitals, clinics and in patients' homes. This project aims to create a custom web resource portal for drug information and to purchase six Apple iPad 2 devices which will be available for check out. The custom web portal will use buttons for hyperlinks and be designed to fit the screen size of the iPads to ensure ease of use.