Past Funded Projects

The goal of this project is to develop accurate health information concerning the effects of systemic diseases on the oral health of 86 and/or how the oral health of a child can affect the prognosis of a systemic disease, and to make this information available to families in a user-friendly format. Having this information will encourage parents to seek dental care for their 86 with systemic diseases. Dental health professionals will create this information, written at an appropriate level for a consumer, and build a dynamic website devoted to providing such information.

The purpose of this project is to begin developing the health literacy skills necessary for incorporating guidelines into existing or newly developed materials, including by not limited to written publications. Through self-selection, health care professionals, community health 12s, and others who work directly with informational delivery to diverse audiences will be afforded the opportunity to participate in an introductory workshop on health literacy and developing easy-to-read text-based health information.

133s producing data face unique challenges in data management, data sharing, reproducible research and preservation. The University of Cincinnatis annual Data Day event began in 2015 to highlight these challenges and to provide opportunities for 133s to engage with those who can offer credible information on data related services. Data Day presenters have included 133s, scholars, scientists, GIS experts, faculty and students who come together to speak about the work that they do as it relates to data.

Margaret S. Zimmerman, an Assistant Professor with the University of Iowas UI School of Library and Information Science SLIS requests a grant for a pilot program to develop and implement a health literacy training for refugee women living in Johnson and Linn counties in Iowa. Building upon the PIs current body of research into the health information needs of refugee women and using National Library of Medicine resources, trainings will be developed in collaboration with scholars from the UIs Language, Literacy, and Culture program and from UIs School of Public Health.

We will focus on several different topics of women's health, including heart disease, reproductive safety and health, depression and mental health, eating healthy, working out, cancer, yearly screenings, autoimmune disease, caring for a loved one, and self-defense. We will hold 9 sessions, each one hour long, once per month from August through April. We want the women in our communities to understand and value their own health and wellness.

This request seeks to fund the purchase and support of 20 iPads loaded with NLM consumer health information for 88 and 86. This proposed project is a partnership between the Charlevoix Public Library and the Munson Charlevoix Hospital Education Department. The iPads will be placed in the Library, the Hospital Wellness Workshop facility, in selected physicians' and school nurse offices and used in health clinics for 109s and community senior events. The Health Librarian will train the health professionals to use the iPads and review specific NLM databases.

Lack of access to treatment for youth living in medically underserved areas with a mental health condition can lead to poor academic performance, substance use, hospitalization, and attempted or completed suicide. The 2008 88tal Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires health insurance plans to provide mental health and substance use disorder benefits equal to those of medical/surgical benefits, and the Affordable Care Act requires plans to offer mental health care benefits.

Health literacy is a critical pathway to better health outcomes. Yet for countless low-income families, health resources like those on MedlinePlus are simply out of reach. Some are unaware of its existence while others simply lack the digital skills to find what they're looking for. By meeting people where they are-while waiting at the laundromat-Libraries Without Borders LWB strives to empower low-income families with the information they seek in a manner that conforms to their everyday schedule.

The Comics and Medicine 2018 Conference seeks to engage health providers, health information professionals, artists, academics and members of the local community in the use of comics as a resource to provide accessible health information and communicate health-related experiences. This year's conference theme is "The Ways We Work" and will offer panel discussions and oral presentations on the ways that graphic medicine is being practiced by teachers, librarians, healthcare professionals and artists.

Chronic Illness and Disease Awareness CIDA is the only organization in our community that seeks to educate the Tri-Cities community about chronic illnesses. Research studies show that increasing numbers of community members have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses, exponentially growing the health illiteracy rate in our community. Recognizing this, the purpose of this project is titled Action Behind Educationaction that will require a two-fold project.

Serve as a partner outreach library, offering training and promotion of NLM resources on behalf of the GMR.

"In our proposed project, Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers will design a six-week program called Upgrade Your Health!, addressing digital health literacy disparities by leveraging online and mobile technology. This course supports learners in managing their health beyond the clinician's office and integrating NLM and NNLM resources into their health management strategies, enabling learners to increase their knowledge and skills around critical health and wellness topics and chronic illnesses common in our patient population.

The proposed project aims to provide health kits to families in underserved communities, and to promote awareness and demonstrate the use of National Library of Medicine health information resources. At Sacramento Public Library, nurses or nursing students will accompany staff on bookmobile routes and present materials/provide services at a canopied resource table set up in front of the bookmobile. Nurses will provide instruction using the information in the IHA resource What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick in conjunction with digital thermometers and calibrated medicine spoons.

Dementia Friendly Nahant brings the national Dementia Friendly America model to the local level. Nahant has an aging population, with an estimated 102 people experiencing some form of dementia and an estimated 168 people often family members caring for them, impacting nearly 8% of Nahant' s population . As the population continues to age, this percentage will continue to rise.