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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Eating& Nutritional Literacy Express | University of North Texas Health Science Center - Library | The Sustainable Eating & Nutritional Literacyprojectseeks to address food insecurity and health literacy related to nutrition. The goals of the projectwill be accomplishedthrough educational programming and practical support throughthe extensionof community gardenstoindividual homesby providing home growing kits, especially those in areas without access to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables in North Texas.The educational materials andprograming will listfoods that can be grown in North Texas arranged byseason,the associated benefits with each food, debunkfoodhealth myths,… | Texas | ||
| Talking Total Farmer Health Podcast | AgriSafe Network | AgriSafe Network proposes to create and promote a new podcast series, Talking Total Farmer Health, targeted at people who work in agriculture. This series will be comprised of short episodes covering a single health and safety topic relevant to agricultural workers. Each episode will also be supplemented with additional material for the listener to explore the topic further in the form of a research guide. The podcast will be distributed through AgriSafe’s Health Hub, a clearinghouse of public health information for agricultural workers and rural health professionals as… | Louisiana | ||
| Technology and Collections to Expand Health Information Access | Sidney Memorial Public Library | Purchase audiobooks and circulating CD players for older adults and patrons with visual impairments. This will provide additional access to health-related content for those patrons with visual disabilities. The flatscreen will help promote health information resources available at the library including electronic resources which tend to be not well known to the public and as a result, underutilized. The flat screen will also assist in promoting these new acquisitions for the CD and monograph-based content. | |||
| Technology to Improve Outreach and the Visitor Experience at the Saranac Laboratory Museum | Historic Saranac Lake | Historic Saranac Lake’s mission is to preserve and present area history and architecture to build a stronger community. We assist with architectural preservation, genealogical research, and much more. We offer high-quality, engaging exhibits on the tuberculosis industry and other topics in Saranac Lake history to the public from our home at the Saranac Laboratory Museum. We are in the midst of a major project to rehabilitate and restore Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau’s home and medical office to create a two-building museum campus that explores the rich history of the Saranac Lake… | New York | ||
| Telehealth Services in Delaware Libraries | EveryLibrary Institute NFP | In the latest effort by the Delaware Libraries to increase access to health and human services for patrons, telehealth booths were deployed in rural libraries in the southern part of the state. The target population for this pilot initiative were the uninsured and underinsured population. Public libraries are known for being safe places in the community where we know patrons are already coming for health-related programming from our community partners. After a successful first year of this pilot with three telehealth booths, we are now prepared to scale this program statewide. This… | Illinois |