Past Funded Projects

Through Health Team training, targeted use of specific online resources, and the efforts of a Health Outreach Specialist, Portland Public Library will improve the health of the Greater Portland community's teen, immigrant/refugee, and homeless populations. This improved access to health information will result in members of these groups reporting an increase in their levels of overall health literacy and their ability to be confident, informed patients as they navigate their healthcare options.

Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference October 16-19, 2018 There will be an information table displaying NLM resources with primary focus on Medline Plus, NIH Senior Health, and K-12 Science and Health Education Resources.

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.

Amanda Landayan from the Kansas City Public Library requested a professional development award up to $1,500 to attend the preconference titled Implicit Bias, Health Disparities, and Health Literacy which was offered at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference held in Seattle, WA in January 2019. The professional development award was available to library staff that work in public service or programming at public libraries.

The Festus Public Library is requesting a grant award in the amount of $1331.33 to provide information relating to the potential health effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD and to provide SAD light therapy equipment for in-library use and for library patron checkout. The Check Out SAD Light Therapy project will feature a kick-off event at the Festus Public Library where a counselor will present on what SAD is, the benefits of SAD light therapy equipment, and answer any questions that library patrons may have.

Advance efforts to lessen health disparities for Native Americans Specifically Duwamish in Seattle through a public relations campaign involving a website redesign and weekend retreats focusing on health and wellness.

Kathi Woodward from the Springfield-Greene County Library requested a professional development award up to $1,500 to attend the preconference titled Implicit Bias, Health Disparities, and Health Literacy which was offered at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference held in Seattle, WA in January 2019. The professional development award was available to library staff that work in public service or programming at public libraries.

Mackenzie Ahlberg Elliot from the Mid-Continent Public Library requested a professional development award up to $1,500 to attend the preconference titled Implicit Bias, Health Disparities, and Health Literacy which was offered at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference held in Seattle, WA in January 2019. The professional development award was available to library staff that work in public service or programming at public libraries.

Robin Newell from Emporia Public Library requested a professional development award up to $1,500 to attend the preconference titled Implicit Bias, Health Disparities, and Health Literacy which was offered at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference held in Seattle, WA in January 2019. The professional development award was available to library staff that work in public service or programming at public libraries.

Levi Dolan from the University of Missouri Health Sciences Library requested a professional development award up to $1,500 to attend the preconference titled Implicit Bias, Health Disparities, and Health Literacy which was offered at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference held in Seattle, WA in January 2019. The professional development award was available to library staff that work in public service or programming at public libraries.

Host a one-day Interprofessional Education IPE event in January 2019 for Pacific Northwest faculty, clinicians, librarians, nurses and others, helping foster cross-discipline and cross-community engagement and knowledge sharing

Host a one-day Interprofessional Education IPE event in January 2019 for Pacific Northwest faculty, clinicians, librarians, nurses and others, helping foster cross-discipline and cross-community engagement and knowledge sharing

The St. Louis Medical Librarians Association requested a grant award in the amount of $235 to provide a program on impostor syndrome for the librarian community in St. Louis, Missouri. This program will address Impostor Syndrome, how to recognize it, how to deal with it, and how to help sufferers move beyond it. The St. Louis Medical Librarians group worked with Cynthia W. Bassett, the Electronic Services Librarian at the University of Missouri Law School Library who has been doing research in the area of impostor syndrome. The program was held on February 26, 2019 from 3:30-5 PM CTat St.

McGoogan Library will offer the tablet-lending program through the Resource and Wellness Center at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. Each tablet will be set up with links to trustworthy health websites, including MedlinePlus, American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, and National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for Patients. There will also be a link to a form to submit a request to the library for research help. Resources to help decrease stress will include apps for meditation, music, games, and sports.