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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical History Today: Monkeypox | International Museum of Surgical Science | “Medical History Today: Monkeypox” is an exhibition at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago on view in the first floor Welcome Gallery, aimed at providing visitors with up-to-date information from the CDC, the NIH, and the WHO. Visitors will learn from visually rich text panels, interactive video clips, and actionable handout materials to better understand Monkeypox in an effort to spread knowledge of how to prevent the spread of the virus. The Museum targets its general audience to engage with these… | Illinois | ||
| Medline Plus to Table | Indian River State College - Pruitt Campus Library | Indian River State College’s proposed project, Medline Plus to Table, offers three ways to engage participants in learning about health and nutrition using MedlinePlus. The first and most prominent component of this project is provided through targeted workshops to engage participants in hands-on learning. These workshops will address the challenge of navigating credible health information amidst the abundance of misinformation, especially in the realm of diet trends. Building on past success, the project aims to enhance participants' health literacy skills by teaching them to… | Florida | ||
| Meeting the Community Information Needs to Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality | Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport - Library | To advance the progress of medicine and to improve public health, this quality improvement project has two components. One to offer a free virtual symposium providing information on maternal morbidity and mortality issues such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, infectious diseases, and substance abuse to healthcare providers and the community in the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 3 seven states. The other goal is to create infographics at the third-grade reading level when possible, addressing 7-9 common factors in the outcomes of maternal morbidity and… | Louisiana | ||
| Mental Health Awareness and Outreach Initiative to Stamford Community | Ferguson Library | Mental health issues have increased in the state of Connecticut over the last several years. As an urban public library, we have seen this first hand in our community. Factors such as the isolation due to the pandemic, financial stress, and unemployment are all contributing to the rise in mental health issues. Due to the severity of mental health issues facing Stamford teens, in 2022, the Stamford Mayor’s Office created a special commission with a focus on improving mental health among youth. The Ferguson Library would like to support and… | Connecticut | ||
| Mental Health Resources | Atlantic Public Library | The county recently completed a community health needs assessment. Mental Health was identified as the top need by both area health service providers and the public. The Atlantic Public Library and Healthy Cass County will provide mental health resources equitably to all residents of Cass County by providing tablets for use at the library with reliable health resources, purchasing mental health related materials for all six Cass County libraries for circulation, and hosting four county-wide events that address mental health topics. | Iowa |