This page includes awards made during the current NNLM award period (May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2026).
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| Project Title | Lead Organization | Project Summary | Project Start Date | Project End Date | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Mentoring Programs to Diversify the Nursing Workforce | Midlands of South Carolina Black Nurses Association, Inc. | The Midlands of South Carolina Black Nurses Association will host its third annual scholarship luncheon in December 2023. Using reliable and timely data, this event will highlight the current nursing workforce and discuss innovative approaches and strategies to create a more diverse nursing workforce. Midlands of SC Black Nurses Association will provide updates on its Mini Nurse Academy and its student nurse mentoring program by Prisma Health Scholars (in development). NNLM will have an exhibit table at this event. | South Carolina | ||
| Introducing a Community Health Worker in Southeast Idaho | Bingham Memorial Hospital - Library | Hispanics are a large and growing population in southeast Idaho, but they are severely underserved. Most avoid healthcare facilities due to linguistic, financial, and cultural barriers. Consequently, the Latinx community does not have access to quality health information. Doctors, nurses, and specialists have a responsibility to provide correct data to the public. Their time is extremely limited however—especially in rural communities—due to healthcare professional shortages. Community Health Workers (CHW) have been emerging as an innovative occupation to empower individuals with… | Idaho | ||
| Keiki Heroes: Expanding the Reach of Translated Public Health Information for Children | Hawaii Public Health Institute | “Keiki Heroes” is a community empowerment initiative from the Hawaii Public Health Institute (HIPHI) that aims to provide Hawai’i’s keiki (children) with printed activity and coloring books that encourage habits that keep them healthy and safe. The project seeks to create, translate, and distribute “Keiki Heroes” materials in languages other than English, including Pacific Islander and Asian languages. The resources produced by this project will support families with low English proficiency in understanding how to create healthy habits for their children. The project will also… | Hawaii | ||
| Kellogg-Hubbard Library Website Redesign | Kellogg-Hubbard Library | Founded in 1894, the Kellogg-Hubbard Library has served continuously as a public library in Central Vermont for almost 130 years. Located in Montpelier and currently serving the member towns of Berlin, Calais, East Montpelier, Middlesex, Montpelier, and Worcester, the KHL has a service population of about 17,000 and is one of the most-utilized public libraries in Vermont. Operating out of a beautiful historic building purpose-built in 1895 with a large modern addition from 2001, the KHL is one of Montpelier’s most recognizable institutions and beloved by the community, as evidenced… | Vermont | ||
| Know Your Flow Ohio – Menstrual and Menopausal Health in Ohio Libraries | State Library Of Ohio | The State Library of Ohio requests funding to support menstrual and menopausal health in libraries across the state. By providing the funds necessary for libraries to acquire menstrual products and distribute health information, we will continue to further the work of combating period poverty in Ohio. Using the resource material provided by Aunt Flow via the KnowYourFlow.Info initiative, developed by Aunt Flow with funding from the Network of the National Libraries of Medicine under Cooperative Agreement UG4LM013719-3, Ohio libraries will be able to make print and digital educational… | Ohio |