Past Funded Projects

This page includes awards made during the previous NNLM award period (May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2021).

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Title Summary Project Period
Supporting the RN Explorers Program May 2018-April 2019

This project will provide funding to allow the Walter W. Stiern Library at California State University, Bakersfield CSUB, to support the RN Explorers Program. The RN Explorers Program is part of the Boy Scouts of America Learning for Life and career education for young men and 92 ages 14 through 20.

May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019
Supporting the RN Explorers Program

This project will provide funding to allow the Walter W. Stiern Library at California State University, Bakersfield CSUB, to support the ongoing RN Explorers Program. The RN Explorers Program is part of the Boy Scouts of America Learning for Life and career education for young men and 92 ages 14 through 20.

May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019
Supporting Nursing Research at Rutland Regional Medical Center

Rutland Regional Medical Center RRMC is a 144 bed community hospital located in southern Vermont. It is one of two Magnet designated organizations in the state and employs over 500 registered nurses. Grant monies from the NNLM will promote nursing research and advance nursing practice through the support of programs including online webinars and live presentations about library resources.

January 2, 2020 - April 30, 2020
Supporting a Healthy Community Head to Toe: Food for Health 2020-2021

To provide a safe and fun environment for 86 and 88, individuals and families to learn about healthy options for food and cooking. We believe that the Charlotte Library is an ideal space for a flexible, mobile kitchen set-up, using the equipment supplies and training materials from the Charlie Cart Project. The Charlie Cart Project provides a unique and scalable educational program that enables hands-on learning about food, nutrition, and health in any setting.

May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Supporting a Healthy Community from Head to Toe: 88tal Health & Climate Health 2018-2019

A two-topic set of programs to promote healthy communities. 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. Education and information would be provided from and promotion of the National Library of Medicine and the Research Program

October 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019
Supporting a Healthy Community from Head to Toe: 88tal Health & Climate Health 2019-2020

The Charlotte Library & the Carpenter-Carse Library recently finished a very successful series as part of our first Supporting Healthy Communities from Head to Toe project. We seek funding to continue these efforts, based on demonstrated and expressed community need as well as increasing evidence of the use of libraries as places for public access to and conversations about health issues. In our community, mental health issues and climate change concerns have risen to the top as areas of interest and apprehension.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
Summit County Healthy Altitudes Skin Cancer Awareness Program

The centerpiece of this program will involve public screenings of the documentary movie More Than Skin Deep: Skin Cancer in America. These movie screenings will take place at the 3 branches of the Summit County Library System.

May 1, 2018 - January 25, 2019
Subaward 2018-2019: Resources and Services for Community Health Nursing Clinics Across the State of Nevada

To support community health nurses across the State of Nevada by providing instruction and promotion of freely available health information, with a focus on National Library of Medicine NLM resources. This award would allow us to re-visit the nursing clinics across the state. Funding will be used for visits to gather input from the nurses and to strengthen our online portal that was developed during the first year of funding from NNLM PSR. REMARKS: Goals include: 1.

May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019
Subaward 2017-2018: Resources and Services for Native Peoples in Northwestern Nevada

Support Native peoples in northwestern Nevada greater Reno-Sparks area by providing instruction and promoting freely available health information resources, with a focus on National Library of Medicine NLM content.The primary goals are to increase awareness and provide support through in-person and online education for community members from grade 8 through 89. REMARKS: Katie Jefferson, Library Services Liaison and Library Faculty member, will assume overall leadership responsibility for this subaward.

May 1, 2017 - April 30, 2018
Subaward 2016-2019: Arizona Outreach

Through the Arizona Outreach Subaward, the University of Arizona Health Sciences Library UAHSL will execute a variety of activities designed to reach out to various communities in our largely 95, highly diverse state. Of particular interest are 126s and public health workers; 'promotores de salud'; K-12 students; Hispanic, Native American, and border populations; public librarians especially in 95 areas; and individuals and communities who experience disparities in health care.

May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2019
Subaward 2016-2017:Resources and Services for Community Health Nursing Clinics Across the State of Nevada

To support community health nurses across the State of Nevada by providing instruction and promotion of freely available health information with a focus on National Library of Medicine NLM resources. Provide instruction and support for evidence-based public health practice through in-person and online instruction. This project will promote access to quality information and provide greater support for 95 care providers in Nevada. Providing health services in remote areas is always a challenge.

May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017
Subaward 2016-2017: Resources and Learning Opportunities for Patients and their Families

The purpose of this project is to increase access, knowledge, skills, and use of library resources that can help support the health of immigrant Micronesian families. The Hawaiian State Public Library System HSPLS will work with the Kapiolani Pediatric Clinic to create a simple new library card program that starts at the clinic, and also includes easy to understand resources about the services and programs that are available.

May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017
Strengthening Family Caregivers COVID Information for People with Disabilities

Achieva, an 94ly recognized provider and innovator of programs and supports for people with disabilities and families will address the impact that COVID -19 is having on family caregivers, such as social isolation, fear of illness and hospitalization and constant worry about the future and who would care for their family member should they become incapacitated or die. Today, about 53 million Americans are providing unpaid care for an adult or child with special needs yet they are often overlooked by the medical community, employers, policy makers and other family members.

January 25, 2021 - April 30, 2021
Strengthening Eastern Maine Community College Students' Health Information Literacy

This project will increase student's health information literacy by providing increased awareness of EMCC Library health related credible resources, including those from the National Library of Medicine. To accomplish this, the Library will acquire 12 iPad Minis for easier access to EMCC Library's health related resources on the EMCC Library website.

November 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019
Stimulating Minds and Memories: Community Health Partnerships for Memory Care

The proposed project entitled Stimulating Minds and Memories: Community Health Partnerships for Memory Care focuses on underserved health communities and underrepresented populations in the state of Michigan to create more dementia-friendly library outreach. The Wayne State University WSU School of Information Sciences in Detroit, Michigan, is excited to partner with the Pontiac Public Library to expand library outreach by offering new programs for individuals experiencing memory loss and their caregivers.

May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Staying Healthy At Home Cooking Club Pilot

The project will provide equipment to participate in weekly virtual lessons on nutrition and using MedlinePlus.gov as the primary resource for reputable health information. The project focuses on increasing the practical knowledge of culinary skills and nutrition needed to promote positive behavior change related to selecting foods to feed a family.

August 1, 2020 - April 15, 2021
STAYing Healthy and Informed: Decoding 101 Information and Resources for LBGT Youth Experiencing Homelessness in New York City

In a coordinated effort between Project STAY, New Alternatives for LGBT Youth, and Citizens Public Health Literacy CIPHER, our group will seek to increase access to and awareness of 101 health information, clinical resources, and enhance linkages to direct care services for high risk and HIV positive youth. Project STAYs mission is to provide a medical home for high-risk and HIV positive youth by creating opportunities for young people to receive comprehensive, integrated clinical and supportive services delivered by a team of experienced, interdisciplinary providers.

December 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
State-of-the-Art Education to Support Massachusetts Clinicians Caring for Patients with Chronic Pain and Substance Use Disorders

Aim 1: Provide ongoing educational activities on a range of topics that include CP and SUDs by supporting access to biomedical and health information through knowledge and data management services. Aim 2: Provide free CME credits to participants in the MCSTAP educational activities when providing Access to Biomedical and Health Information NLM Aim 6. Aim 3: Determine the perceptions and satisfaction of clinicians who have utilized MCSTAPs services educational services.

May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
St. Joseph's Elementary: Interactive Technology in the Classroom

This technology funding proposal is to obtain state of the art technology in the science and health classrooms at Saint Joseph School in Webster, MA. Saint Joseph School serves student's pre-k through eighth grade, totaling approximately 200 students. This proposal is requesting funds to purchase tablets for students use and complete the wireless infrastructure necessary for use within the classrooms. Using the tablets, the students will be able to wirelessly share and compare their work from multiple devices at the same time a projector for all to see.

December 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017
Spin & Learn: Promoting NLM Resources Through Interactive Training

This project will primarily target pregnant and breastfeeding African American 92 who participate in the Durham's Central City Baby Caf, including the staff. The secondary target population is partners and relatives of the participating mothers. The 92 and their supporters attend the Baby Caf primarily to learn about breastfeeding. The project will include an interactive activity to educate participants about MedlinePlus and LactMed.

April 4, 2017 - April 30, 2017
Southwest Missouri Community Health Literacy Project

CoxHealth Library Services will collaborate with Springfield-Greene County Library District SGCL to provide interactive online consumer health education. SGCL will host a page on the SGCL website dedicated to health information and literacy. The Health Information Page will display links to grant fund created modules and, as deemed appropriate, additional resources will be added to the page with a primary focus on including content from NLM.

August 1, 2020 - April 15, 2021
Southern Chapter MLA 20 Annual Conference

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.

October 22, 2020 - October 24, 2020
Solving the Unsolvable A New Look at the Opioid Epidemic and Addiction in Adolescents

The primary purpose of the 'Solving the Unsolvable' online discussion and symposium event is to bring together key stakeholders located or affiliated with southeastern Massachusetts involved in the current opioid epidemic to identify in-school needs and possible solutions to the prevention and treatment to addiction in adolescents and young 88.

December 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017
Social Determinants of Health, Health Literacy, & the Geriatric Population

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.

January 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
SIU Medical Librarys 3D Printing Program

The SIU Medical Library would like to purchase a 3D printer to create anatomical models for physicians and surgeons in SIUs 9 Clinical Science Departments in Springfield, IL. The models could be used prior to a procedure to train residents working in the clinics, to educate current medical school students about basic anatomy or particular health conditions, and to educate patients about their condition or promote wellness.

May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019
Sensory Storytime

Sensory Storytime is an initiative of the Adams County Library System ACLS to provide meaningful early literacy experiences for 86 who may have sensory processing or autism spectrum disorders, and families who would benefit from a story time that is designed to meet the needs of this special population. This will be achieved through staff education in sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders, and training in delivery of high-quality sensory story time sessions, utilizing available local, regional, and national resources.

January 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
Seeds of Hope

The Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System CEFLS in Plattsburgh, New York is seeking an award to raise awareness regarding the topic of domestic violence among residents in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties. CEFLS plans to collaborate with STOP Domestic Violence to coordinate a series of events in our shared service area.

May 12, 2018 - April 30, 2019
Seeds of Hope

The Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System CEFLS in Plattsburgh, New York is seeking an award to raise awareness regarding the topic of domestic violence among residents in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties. CEFLS plans to collaborate with STOP Domestic Violence to coordinate a series of events in our shared service area.

May 15, 2018 - April 30, 2019
See One, Do One, Teach One

The One Button Studio OBS is a simple video recording studio can be easily used by a novice to create polished video content such as oral histories, interviews, presentations, and instructional videos. The OBS is in itself a learning experience, and an opportunity for sharing and creating information and knowledge. The MMC Library seeks to establish an OBS in one of our library meeting rooms.

December 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017
Science Education through Video Recordings from New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians 2019

For ten years the New England Science Boot Camp SBC event has been promoting science literacy among librarians in the Northeast. This is an immersive, two-and-a-half-day event that regularly draws between fifty-five and seventy librarians. One of the ways we promote science literacy is by recording the presentations at Camp and creating interesting and watchable educational videos for both attendees and non-attendees to access after the boot camp event.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020
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