Ni Mi Way means 'I am well' in the Ojibwe language; it has been chosen as this project's title to represent how it will foster empowerment of Bois Forte band members as Ojibwe people to become well-informed health consumers in control of their own wellbeing, and who in turn, will work to build a community strong in physical, emotional, mental, environmental and spiritual health. Ni Mi Way will help facilitate this process using its primary goal of ensuring that all band members have equal access to the wealth of credible online health information.

Health Online: Finding Information You Can Trust' will help persons from underrepresented populations better access, identify and use reliable health information on the internet. With today's focus on obtaining information online or going mobile, there has become a digital divide for individuals with low health literacy, many of whom are represented among vulnerable populations, using online and other digital tools for health Pew, 2015.

Background: Low health literacy has been associated with poor health outcomes and socioeconomic factors. Milwaukee has a lower educational attainment and diverse medically underserved populations within the city. Health literacy is a national concern and is part of the mission of the National Library of Medicine and its network of Regional Medical Libraries. Youth health literacy has not been measured; many health education programs have been cut or reduced in primary and secondary schools and health literacy is not mandated or funded.

The Public Library Association PLA, a division of the American Library Association, is the largest association dedicated to supporting the unique and evolving needs of public library professionals. Founded in 1944, PLA serves nearly 10,000 members in public libraries large and small in communities across the United States and Canada, with a growing presence around the world. PLA offers continuing education opportunities, unique public library initiatives, and a biannual conference that welcomes public library staff into meaningful partnership.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

The project proposed is a health information hub inside a regional Chicago Public Library currently undergoing extensive renovations in a disadvantaged community that suffers from a spate of health conditions. The library, one of only two regional libraries in the city is frequented by 25,000 patrons each month and the goal is to improve both community awareness and health literacy by making information more accessible and culturally relevant to a predominantly African-American community.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

We will focus on several different topics of women's health, including heart disease, reproductive safety and health, depression and mental health, eating healthy, working out, cancer, yearly screenings, autoimmune disease, caring for a loved one, and self-defense. We will hold 9 sessions, each one hour long, once per month from August through April. We want the women in our communities to understand and value their own health and wellness.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

Lack of access to treatment for youth living in medically underserved areas with a mental health condition can lead to poor academic performance, substance use, hospitalization, and attempted or completed suicide. The 2008 88tal Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires health insurance plans to provide mental health and substance use disorder benefits equal to those of medical/surgical benefits, and the Affordable Care Act requires plans to offer mental health care benefits.

The Making County-Level Health Data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable FAIR Initiative will consist of three phases in order to establish and sustain an online interface for local health professionals and librarians to access and analyze county-level health assessment data, as well as educate these individuals on utilizing this resource and creating their own data management plans.

Despite improvements in medical care and efforts to make healthcare more affordable for all Americans, many still experience significant heath disparities that result in poor health outcomes. Racial and ethnic minorities, those in 95 and/or 98 areas, and those living in medically underserved areas have a high risk for experiencing health related disparities. Access to authoritative health information is vital to ensuring that individuals make appropriate health decisions and reduce their risk of experiencing poor health outcomes.

The SIU Medical Library would like to purchase a 3D printer to create anatomical models for physicians and surgeons in SIUs 9 Clinical Science Departments in Springfield, IL. The models could be used prior to a procedure to train residents working in the clinics, to educate current medical school students about basic anatomy or particular health conditions, and to educate patients about their condition or promote wellness.

133s producing data face unique challenges in data management, data sharing, reproducible research and preservation. The University of Cincinnati's annual Data Day event began in 2015 to highlight these challenges and to provide opportunities for 133s to engage with those who can offer credible information on data related services. Data Day presenters have included 133s, scholars, scientists, GIS experts, faculty and students who come together to speak about the work that they do as it relates to data.

The Interactive Health Information Kiosks in Richland County Libraries project will consist of four phases in order to establish and sustain the installment of interactive health information kiosks at Richland Countys local libraries, as well as educating the public on identifying relevant, accurate, and appropriate health research. The first phase of this project will be to obtain and install health information education kiosks at all 9 Richland County libraries.

CLUES requests funding from the NNLM to support a Health and Wellbeing workshop series for the second program year. The workshops will take place in areas of Minnesota where large communities of Latinos live and work, including southern Minnesota in areas such as St. James and Austin.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

Despite improvements in medical care and efforts to make healthcare more affordable for all Americans, many still experience significant heath disparities that result in poor health outcomes. Racial and ethnic minorities, those in 95 and/or 98 areas, and those living in medically underserved areas have a high risk for experiencing health related disparities. Access to authoritative health information is vital to ensuring that individuals make appropriate health decisions and reduce their risk of experiencing poor health outcomes.

Effingham Public Library proposes to partner with the National Library of Medicine to provide 'Mobility for All' a monthly chair yoga training that will provide strengthening exercises that anyone can do as well as free resources from the National Library of Medicine like Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging, Getting Fit for Life and Go 4 Life Tip Sheets

Margaret S. Zimmerman, an Assistant Professor with the University of Iowas UI School of Library and Information Science SLIS requests a grant for a pilot program to develop and implement a health literacy training for refugee women living in Johnson and Linn counties in Iowa. Building upon the PIs current body of research into the health information needs of refugee women and using National Library of Medicine resources, trainings will be developed in collaboration with scholars from the UIs Language, Literacy, and Culture program and from UIs School of Public Health.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

Allen College, UnityPoint Health is a regionally-accredited, private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in Waterloo, Iowa. Built on a tradition of more than 90 years of excellence, Allen currently serves 625 students in seven health programsnursing, public health, radiography, sonography, medical laboratory science, medical imaging, and occupational therapyranging from associates to doctorates.

The Community Health in the Library CHIL: Reinvigorating Outreach at the UIC Crawford Library of the Health Sciences project will improve access to high quality, reliable health information for the city of Rockford, Illinois and the surrounding Winnebago County community. UIC's Crawford Library of the Health Sciences, hereafter referred to as the Crawford Library, has had a long history of participating in community outreach, educating the community on the National Library Medicine NLM resources, and housing a Consumer Health Collection specifically for the community.

We will focus on several different topics of 92's health, including heart disease, reproductive safety and health, depression and mental health, eating healthy, working out, cancer, yearly screenings, autoimmune disease, caring for a loved one, and self-defense. We will hold 9 sessions, each one hour long, once per month from August through April. We want the 92 in our communities to understand and value their own health and wellness.

Lack of access to treatment for youth living in medically underserved areas with a mental health condition can lead to poor academic performance, substance use, hospitalization, and attempted or completed suicide. The 2008 88tal Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires health insurance plans to provide mental health and substance use disorder benefits equal to those of medical/surgical benefits, and the Affordable Care Act requires plans to offer mental health care benefits.

As part of the Professional Services Agreement, the Contractor agrees to provide the following services related to health information outreach: Exhibiting - Exhibit at Illinois conferences and meetings relevant to health information outreach on behalf of the GMR, highlighting NLM/NIH resources and those of the contracting institution. Instruction - As requested, provide health information instruction to members of the Contractor's greater community.

The SIU Medical Library would like to purchase a 3D printer to create anatomical models for physicians and surgeons in SIU's 9 Clinical Science Departments in Springfield, IL. The models could be used prior to a procedure to train residents working in the clinics, to educate current medical school students about basic anatomy or particular health conditions, and to educate patients about their condition or promote wellness.