Past Funded Projects

As one of the only medical schools in the nation founded by a grassroots effort from the local community, Eastern Virginia Medical School EVMS is committed to addressing our communitys most pressing health needs through our educational, research, and clinical programs. The Edward E. Brickell Medical Sciences Library EVMS Library shares in this commitment and believes that an Community Engagement Project award aligns with our vision.

The American Library Association ALA has led the response and recovery effort for libraries in the U.S. Virgin Islands damaged by Hurricane Maria and Irma in 2017. ALA has coordinated with the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums DLAM in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Many libraries still need resources to help provide their communities information on health and other topics as they rebuild their lives. Thanks to an earlier grant from NNLM in 2017-18 1600679, ALA was able to provide new computers at the Florence A. Williams Public Library on St.

Darien Library proposes the creation of 11 Graphic Medicine Book Club Kits, modeled after those offered by NNLM NER. The Librarys Strategic Plan challenges us to connect our patrons discreetly with experts and information to improve our communitys well-being. Graphic Medicine Book Club Kits will allow us to purchase graphic novels that speak to the health and wellness needs of the community, provide readers with reliable health information from the National Institutes of Health, and spark further discussions on these health topics within the community.

Medical Library Association CE passport

The goal of this project is to increase the number of public library staff with a Consumer Health Information Specialization CHIS certification and equip them to provide health information to their communities. The work of the CHIS trainer will increase the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Regions capacity to enroll students in online and in-person classes.

This exhibit takes place at 95 Health Association of Tennessee RHAT annual conference, November 2020, Music Road Hotel and Inn, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863. RHAT provides an opportunity for clinicians, 12s, and nonprofits to gather annually and discuss topics and legislation that impact 95 health on a state and national level. It provides networking and education opportunities for librarians to promote NNLM products as well as searching practices to physicians working in 95 areas, public health workers, and 12s who attend on behalf of their school systems.

Program will be provided by Leiden Universitys Centre for Science and Technology Studies and Northwestern University's Galter Health Sciences Library. Provides instruction in citation analysis, tools for bibliometric visualizations, and other research impact methods to help evaluate scientific research.

The Public Health Museum is a non-profit educational and cultural museum located in a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places on the grounds of Tewksbury Hospital founded in 1854. The mission of the Public Health Museum is two-fold: to educate the public about the achievements and contributions of public health in preventing disease and improving the health of individuals and communities in Massachusetts and worldwide; and to inspire students, 133s, health care workers and 131s to build upon the past and continue to advance the future of public health.

To enable the Southern Chapter/MLA to support and host two well-known keynote speakers and several continuing education courses during the annual meeting in Montgomery, AL, Oct. 22-24, 2020. It is hoped that the speeches and CE courses will meet the evolving needs and expectations of conference attendees.

The MAC/MLA 2020 Annual Conference will bring together members of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library association for a virtual meeting. Members of MAC/MLA include librarians and information professionals who fill a number of roles and work in a variety of settings including hospitals, academic medical centers, consumer health libraries, and research and association libraries. This event will provide a number of professional development opportunities including networking events and continuing education classes.

The Professional Development Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association MAC-MLA will be coordinating and offering three continuing education courses that will be held at the MAC-MLA Annual Meeting, October 18-20, 2020.

Fit & Lit: Health Literacy for 87 and Librarians, will teach 87 living in poverty and experiencing homelessness at Dishman Hills High School healthier lifestyle choices and stronger health literacy skills. Upon completion, students will demonstrate new proficiencies to improve their personal well-being and complete high quality biomedical and healthy living related research. Newly trained library staff will increase their abilities to provide a higher-quality service to library customers in need of health-related resources.

Over twelve months, Multnomah County Library MCL will plan, pilot, and evaluate six healthy lifestyle workshop series for 110 families in Multnomah County with a specific focus on Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Cantonese speaking populations. Our project will support these communities' health literacy needs by offering health lifestyle programs on nutrition and healthy cooking, fitness, which may include tai chi, qi gong, zumba, yoga, martial arts, and meditation and culturally relevant stress relief programs like karaoke and ping pong in their own language.

The goals of the project are to strengthen community engagement, increase awareness of NLM services and the Research Program 71, and highlight the library as a primary source of reliable information. Programming will include the Memory Caf, a free, two-hour library program for older 88 who are experiencing early onset Alzheimer's or dementia and their care partners, family, and friends. For learning and engagement, Juneau Public Libraries JPL will design Memory Kits, in partnership with the Alzheimers Resource of Alaska.