Past Funded Projects

Since colleges and universities across the country moved to emergency remote learning for the spring 2020 semester, it has become abundantly clear there is a very real digital divide among students and families who have access to a home computer and/or reliable, high-speed Internet and those that do not. With many classes again being offered through online modalities for the Fall 2020, and social distancing guidelines limiting computer lab space, this divide will continue to inhibit students' abilities to easily complete their course work.

Mino Izhiwebzi Good Health serves Native Americans Ojibwe Elders of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. With MedlinePlus as its core resource, Mino Izhiwebzi uses a multifaceted approach to address chronic disease management and improved wellness among Elders by fostering: 1 health literacy and patient empowerment, 2 nutrition and wellness awareness, and 3 intergenerational bonding and learning. Native Americans in Minnesota experience the greatest health disparities in the nation; their life expectancy is a full 11 years less than the states white population.

In the age of COVID-19, many PCOM students have had sudden lifestyle adjustments. For example, students' planned living arrangements have been disrupted, some resulting in reduced income sources, which affects the acquisition of basic necessities such as food, a stable Internet source, housing, and transportation. These disruptions contribute to heightened stress levels that ultimately affect students' learning.

This project will provide quality virtual information related to health and wellness privacy and literacy that librarians can use to better serve their communities. We will present this information as a series of four webinars for public library workers. We will also create high-quality informational resources which will form part of the webinar content but will also be designed to be shared on library social media at other times. Authoritative information about health and wellness privacy is both timely and in-demand.

To perform outreach on behalf of NNLM GMR

This project will engage medical professionals in various specialties, improving their health literacy and reducing health disparity for individuals who are blind or who suffer with low vision VIPs. Current medical practice protocols and patient interactions are many times lacking in correct etiquette for the individuals in this population group.

WebLitLegit aims to teach 87 to obtain reliable, usable health information from the Internet.

To perform outreach on behalf of NNLM GMR

To perform outreach on behalf of NNLM GMR

To perform outreach on behalf of NNLM GMR

To perform outreach on behalf of NNLM GMR

As the National Public Health Coordination Office, project staff manage access working with vendors to make information available to public health offices. The Coordination Office establishes a fee structure, supports continuous access, and provides distance-based training and education to users. Office staff works with public health departments to establish electronic access and extend information resources with partnering health sciences libraries in proximity to the public health department.

The California Health Sciences University CHSU Health Sciences Library, in collaboration with the CHSU Simulation Center, Marketing and Communications, and faculty and staff in the College of Osteopathic Medicine COM and the College of Pharmacy COP strive to educate the next generation of health professionals to serve the people of the state of California, particularly in the Central Valley. We seek to engage high school students from underrepresented populations and in areas of highest need.

According to Nietzsche, Without music, life would be a mistake. While music is a treasured experience in the education of our youth, learning and performing music presents potential health risks. For example, the World Health Organization currently estimates that 1.1 billion young people are at risk for hearing loss due to unsafe music listening practices. In response, the Texas Education Agency recently updated requirements for public school music education.