Past Funded Projects

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine NNLM, led by the Greater Midwest Regions GMR will partner with the Association of 95 and Small Libraries ARSL, to increase the knowledge and skills of small and 95 public library staff related to consumer health services. The partnership will increase awareness of and participation in RML health information programming and outreach by small and 95 public libraries nationwide. ARSL provides the premier conference experience for over 500 librarians from small and 95 communities each fall.

To paraphrase Lao Tzu, every journey - even a 238,900-mile trip to the moon - begins with a single step. The idea of a simple action leading to profound change inspired the Mohawk Valley, Upper Hudson and Southern Adirondack Library systems to collaborate on a regional pilot project, Library Moon Walk. This project will develop community awareness of NNLM resources and build relationships between public libraries and health organizations while encouraging people in the Mohawk Valley, Southern Adirondacks, and Capital Region of New York State to create healthy habits.

This project will provide the computers, necessary software support and marketing which will be used in the main Library and the Branch Library and at local community events and health fairs.

Oftentimes academic universities, public libraries, and churches serve as cultural centers to communities that offer a variety of workshops to promote wellness and health awareness.

This project will build upon a successful 4-year evolving partnership between the New Haven Free Public Library NHFPL and Liberty Community Services, Inc. LCS by integrating resources and references in case management services provided onsite at NHFPL. The services target people experiencing homelessness or unstable housing. Libraries, as default front doors to homeless services, are in a unique position to engage community members in need of information, support services and referrals related to health, housing and potential sources of income.

The Networking for Health project is about a community gaining access to updated technology and the internet to expand health literacy. Library staff will be able to focus on health through workshops, events, speakers, and guidance on internet access and resources. Through the project, Bent Northrop Memorial Library will work to expand computer and internet access at the library and town events. The result is a healthier and more informed community that impacts individuals far beyond the grant period.

This program series will cover 10 key concepts in mental health and wellness, offering public programs. The series will include individual speakers, virtual reality demonstrations on the Avon Library's HTC Vive Virtual Reality station, panel discussions, plus the addition of books and resources to the library's circulating collection. Resources and information will focus on what is available from and the promotion of the National Library of Medicine and the Research Program.

This project is designed to support the implementation of Supporting a Healthy Community from Head to Toe community engagement programs by providing "toolkits" available to patrons on iPads. Supporting a Healthy Community from Head to Toe is a two-topic set of programs to promote healthy communities, share information about public health resources and the Research Program. The initial programs would be part of a planned on-going series aimed at addressing the issues of mental health and health impacts of climate change in our communities.

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

Summer Youth Camp / 135 Twin Lakes Dr. / Ward, SC 29166 / July 11-14, 2018

During a four- to six-hour mini-academy lesson at the American University of Health Sciences AUHS, students will learn about First Aid, CPR, blood pressure, and body mass index BMI. Participants will learn the fundamentals of behavior change and develop a personal project to address how they can become health advocates in their own home and community. Participants will have the opportunity to show how information learned during the lesson could be used to reduce healthcare disparities in their community.

Empower Parents will equip parent caregivers with much needed health literacy tools and skills. Parents with 86 suffering from disease, illness or disability are often not informed with credible health information placing their 86 at risk. As the caregivers to child patients, parents are tasked with the job of becoming an expert on the health needs of their 86 but yet not given appropriate tools or resources. Often parents face multiple adversities such as low socioeconomic status, low literacy, English as their second language and/or have little knowledge of healthcare in general.

The overall project objective for in Memphis is to create awareness for the national database project. Memphis Public Libraries has an award winning Health Information Center HIC at its Central branch library. Our objective is to promote the project in alignment with the Librarys HIC. In addition to the Central branch, there are seventeen other neighborhood branches. Another objective is to create awareness for at each of these branch libraries.

Be Well at NPL aims to provide anyone access to free health and wellness activities, education, and resources in a safe and welcoming environment. In 2017, in partnership with many community organizations, NPL delivered 1,737 health and wellness programs serving 20,549 Nashville residents. Activities include but are not limited to yoga and meditation, aerobic exercise, nutrition education, and mental health counseling.