The leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 46 is trauma a disabling or life-threatening physical injury that results from an event such as a motor vehicle crash, gun violence, or a fall . The City of Nashua and partners look to promote 1 awareness of this phenomenon and reduce the likelihood of death or permanent injury due to trauma through conducting 'Stop the Bleed' initiatives in our libraries.

This project will offer programming and access to quality health information via a series of "Aging Well" programs and the development of a dedicated web page with links to reputable health information resources such as Medlineplus, National Institute on Aging, Medicare, and the local Area Agency on Aging. The NIH initiative would be promoted through a link on the new Healthy Links web page as well as mentioned at the beginning of each Aging Well program.

This project will create a consumer health resources course with nursing continuing education credit paired with an online guide to train nursing and patient 12s to find, evaluate, and use reliable consumer health and genetics resources. The course and online guide will be piloted at the local hospitals including the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS during the first half of the award period, allowing for updates and revisions. Then the course will be taught to nurse and patient 12s in hospitals and clinics throughout the state.

This project will create a consumer health resources course with nursing continuing education credit paired with an online guide to train nursing and patient 12s to find, evaluate, and use reliable consumer health and genetics resources. The course and online guide will be piloted at the local hospitals including the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS during the first half of the award period, allowing for updates and revisions. Then the course will be taught to nurse and patient 12s in hospitals and clinics throughout the state.

The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. Brief, pre-created education modules will be delivered to staff as part of regularly scheduled onsite meetings. Modules will include instruction on accessing NLM resources appropriate for the selected training topic. Staff will also be provided with handouts, links for additional resources, and e-mail follow-ups linking them to more information.

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation's continuing goal is to empower all expecting Medicaid mothers we service with education and support throughout their prenatal and postpartum period in a concerted effort to achieve and maximize healthy newborn outcomes through healthier and prolonged pregnancies. Our Doulas provide one on one non-judgmental in home practical support, such as childbirth education, parenting skills, meal preparation, household organization, breastfeeding support and emotional support to ensure improved maternal and birth outcomes.

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation's PPF goal is empower new mothers with education and support throughout the prenatal and postpartum period, to achieve healthy newborn outcomes through healthier and prolonged pregnancies. Our Doulas, otherwise known as 92 caregivers, provide non-medical assistance before, during, and after child birth. A Doula also aids the expectant mother's partner and family.

The primary goal of this project is to assist in the delivery of improved health information to the residents of Martha's Vineyard, focusing primarily on 89 and their caregivers. The project will provide funding to purchase and program a portable health information kiosk to be located primarily in the West Tisbury Library. This kiosk will be transported off site for programs provided at Island Senior Centers, other Island libraries and other program sites.

"Pop the Question - 88 Take The Wheel is an expansion of Black Girl Healths BGH 4-year national 101 prevention campaign. This two 2 month digital campaign features a social influencer video and infographics that convey important messaging through entertainment, comedy, and a conversational tone to promote PrEP/PEP and empower Black men to feel more comfortable "popping the question of getting tested to their partner.

The Playtime Yoga Time program will be presented weekly from September 2020 through April 2021 less three holiday weeks and will be aimed toward 86 ages 3-8 though appropriate for any age. By creating a weekly series of classes 86 will develop a healthy habit of improving the body and mind. Based in the classical study of yoga, the Playoga classes use tools and activities to help 86 focus their minds and bodies all while having fun. Each class includes a question of the day to end the class.

This project supports the further development of the Utah Health Literacy Coalition in its mission to improve access to health information, especially for underserved communities, in Utah. It will do so by convening a group of selected subject matter experts and stakeholders to participate in a professionally facilitated planning workshop to establish short, medium, and long-term goals. The primary product of the workshop will be a strategic plan to guide the furtherance and sustainability of the organization.

This is an application for a Professional Development Award to attend the Association of 95 and Small Libraries ARSL conference in Burlington, VT, in September of this year.

The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. Brief, pre-created education modules will be delivered to staff as part of regularly scheduled onsite meetings. Modules will include instruction on accessing NLM resources appropriate for the selected training topic. Staff will also be provided with handouts, links for additional resources, and e-mail follow-ups linking them to more information.

The goals and objectives of the project are as follows: Speak to faculty about which topics/subjects to cover in our online interactive learning modules to improve students' research skills Test and become familiar with SoftChalk as our software for creating the modules Create three online interactive modules based on faculty feedback with collaboration and advise of TLT staff Attend training on instructional design and online education Such as SIDLIT Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology 2018 : August 2 - 3 in Overland Park, KS Learn skills that will help

The Health and Human Services Librarian at the University of New Hampshire will conduct a questionnaire to identify cost-effective information resources and needed training to assist a target group of Strafford County's healthcare and mental health providers with the assessment and development of opioid addiction treatments and prevention programs.

The 1st PCOM Wellness Fest is scheduled for September 22nd on the Philadelphia campus adjacent to our Healthcare Center. It is an effort to target millennials with a community health fair that is close to home. Millennial deaths from 103 in Philadelphia are rising and the fair will include addiction and treatment information chats. While literature suggests millennials avoid doctors, PCOM views this as an opportunity to offer its clinics as a choice for primary care.

Soon to be college graduates have unprecedented access to unlimited amounts of health information. College students need to be able to sort and prioritize their sources and evaluate the quality of information consumed. Poor health literacy is a strong predictor of a person's health, and there is evidence that increasing health information literacy to improve health can be done using the capacity of public libraries.

A $15,000 National Network of Libraries of Medicine grant will allow the Pennsylvania Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition to research, coordinate, develop, and implement the Pennsylvania's Older Adult Medical Resource Information Initiative through the course of the eight month funding period.

Award funds will support a representative from North Pocono Public Library to participate as a panel member for Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ your Library' during the Pennsylvania Library Association annual conference. Panelists will promote the Engage for Health program, that was piloted through NN/LM MAR funding in 2015-2016. The program promotes health literacy and clinician/patient communication while providing education on health information resources produced by the National Library of Medicine, such as MedlinePlus and NIHSeniorHealth.

Award funds will support a representative from Margaret R Grundy Memorial Library to participate as a panel member for Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ your Library' during the Pennsylvania Library Association annual conference. Panelists will promote the Engage for Health program, that was piloted through NN/LM MAR funding in 2015-2016. The program promotes health literacy and clinician/patient communication while providing education on health information resources produced by the National Library of Medicine, such as MedlinePlus and NIHSeniorHealth.

Award funds will support a representative from James V. Brown Library to participate as a panel member for Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ your Library' during the Pennsylvania Library Association annual conference. Panelists will promote the Engage for Health program, that was piloted through NN/LM MAR funding in 2015-2016. The program promotes health literacy and clinician/patient communication while providing education on health information resources produced by the National Library of Medicine, such as MedlinePlus and NIHSeniorHealth.

Award funds will support a representative from Indiana Free Library to participate as a panel member for Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ your Library' during the Pennsylvania Library Association annual conference. Panelists will promote the Engage for Health program, that was piloted through NN/LM MAR funding in 2015-2016. The program promotes health literacy and clinician/patient communication while providing education on health information resources produced by the National Library of Medicine, such as MedlinePlus and NIHSeniorHealth.

Health Resources in Action HRiA seeks funding to support violence prevention in Greater Boston through youth peer leadership. We aim to train up to ten high school aged youth peer leaders in violence prevention and how to find information to support the prevention and response to violence using HRiAs Peer Leadership Preventing Violence Curriculum and using resources from the National Library of Medicine such as MedlinePlus.

The Professional Development Committee for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association would like to use this funding to support honorariums and travel expenses for continuing education instructors who will teach professional development classes as part of the MAC-MLA Annual Meeting.There will be four classes offered.

"Master Class for Inclusion Practitioners developed and co-facilitated by nationally recognized social justice expert Dr. Kathy Obear. For more information on Dr. Obear you can visit her website. To help develop the internal capacity of MUSC enterprise members to have the resources necessary to partner and create more meaningful, sustainable diversity and inclusion practices on campus. This master class certificate program is designed to assist campus constituents with providing the means to create a more inclusive, socially just organization.

Attend the Transforming Research Conference, being held September 26-27, 2019 in Washington DC. As a library professional this conference provides an opportunity to engage in discussions into practices, policies, and methods that will enable 133s understand its own impact. This conference attracts people from a wide variety of disciplines academic librarians, library administrators, 133s, curators, and representatives from different institutions.

Attend the Managing from the Middle Symposium at the Medical Library Association 2019 Annual Meeting. The Symposium covers topics relevant to medical library leaders including diversity and inclusion, crafting compelling communications, leading during times of change, and navigating difficult relationships.

Attend and participate in ALA Midwinter session Implicit Bias, Health Disparities and Health Literacy: Intersections in Health Equity

Attend and participate in ALA Midwinter session Implicit Bias, Health Disparities and Health Literacy: Intersections in Health Equity

Attend and participate in ALA Midwinter session Implicit Bias, Health Disparities and Health Literacy: Intersections in Health Equity