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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minds Matter: Tackling major issues affecting black women's mental health | Black Girl Health Foundation | Black Girl Health Foundation (BGHF)’s “Minds Matter: Tackling major issues affecting black women's mental health” is a program in partnership with The Dauphin County Library System that is designed to reach out to women of color in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area and educate them about mental health and mental health resources. The goal of the project is to eliminate the healthcare stigma surrounding mental health, promote mental health literacy, and increase information and awareness about NLM’s MedlinePlus resources and NNLM’s “Caring for… | Arkansas | ||
| Mirror Mirror Resources for Health, Food, and Environment: an Online Library for Black Youth and Families | OurSpace World, Inc. (OSW) | The primary goal of this project is to use NNLM resources (e.g., Medline, MedlinePlus, PubMed) to create a public online repository of resources containing materials representative of Black/African and Latinx youth of color, centered around agriculture, farming, food, health, environmental health and environmental justice. The online repository would aim to meet the needs of parents, educators, librarians, farmers, and youth program staff seeking to integrate these materials into their program activities and better serve Black youth. This repository will enhance existing on-farm and… | Maryland | ||
| Mobile Computer Lab at the East Haven Public Library | Hagaman Memorial Library | This project is to create a Mobile Computer Lab at Hagaman Library, with 10 public laptops and 2 staff laptops for program use. Providing access to these computers will allow the library to meet the needs of the community in new ways, offering basic computer classes on a number of topics and in a variety of spaces, both within our library building and at other locations throughout our community. This will greatly improve individuals’ access to basic computer training and, as a direct result, improve their ability to access health information in the future. This works toward the… | Connecticut | ||
| Mobile Medical Outreach: Increasing Health Literacy, Education and Care in Richmond, VA | Richmond Public Library - Richmond, Virginia | Decreasing or when possible, eliminating barriers to care, is one of the most effective ways to engage people in taking steps toward better health and well-being. Daily Planet Health Services (DPHS) provides primary care, behavioral and mental health, substance use, oral health, case management, pharmacy counseling, and health education/outreach via an integrated care model to some of the most vulnerable in the Greater Richmond community – the homeless and those experiencing housing instability. DPHS is uniquely positioned to be able to treat patients of all ages across… | Virginia | ||
| Mobile Montana Healthcare Training Laptop Lab | Logan Health | The acquisition and use of a portable computer lab will provide increased opportunities for successful outreach programs throughout our service area. This project is the first phase of a three phase initiative. Planned programs are designed for the following key purposes: 1) providing training sessions on various NLM resources to foster increased knowledge, 2) confident selection and use of healthcare resources supporting individuals’ ability to make informed decisions about their health, 3) healthcare professionals’ access to biomedical resources to elicit… | Montana |