Remote Area Medical RAM is a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics with a mission to prevent pain and alleviate suffering by providing free, quality healthcare to those in need. RAMs clinics provide free dental, vision, and medical services to everyone regardless of background in an ongoing effort to fill healthcare gaps. Since its founding in 1985, RAM has delivered more than $16,000,000 in care to more than 835,000 individuals. RAM provides services on a first-come, first-served basis at no cost to the patients.

The Southeastern New York Library Resources Council SENYLRC proposes to raise awareness of unbiased and free health information available on the web from the National Library of MedicineNLM to school nurses and librarians in their region. They will do this through a series of live presentations along with a webinar for future reference and review. Southeastern's region consists of five BOCES Boards of Cooperative Educational Services. Within each BOCES are public school districts. Southeastern's BOCES are located in six counties in the Hudson Valley.

The Southeastern New York Library Resources Council SENYLRC proposes to raise awareness of unbiased and free health information available on the web from the National Library of MedicineNLM to school nurses and librarians in their region. They will do this through a series of live presentations along with a webinar for future reference and review. Southeastern's region consists of five BOCES Boards of Cooperative Educational Services. Within each BOCES are public school districts. Southeastern's BOCES are located in six counties in the Hudson Valley.

Audre Lorde states, Caring for myself is not self-indulgence; it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare.1 For librarians of color, the stresses of working and existing in the predominantly white spaces of libraries and librarianship, can be both physically and mentally exhausting.2 Currently, librarians of color are experiencing the impact of stress from ongoing systematic racism against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress from this global pandemic is disproportionately impacting communities of color in the United States.

Suicide has become an epidemic, not only in Pennsylvania but also throughout the United States. According to the latest statistics Center for Disease Control, 47,173 people died from suicide in the United States and over 1.2 million people attempt suicide. Suicides occur every 11 minutes, which equals 129 people per day, and is the 10th leading cause of death in this country. In Pennsylvania, the latest statistics show that 2,030 people died from suicide, and five people per day die from suicide.

The American Library Association ALA has been leading the response and recovery effort for libraries damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and is beginning to also assist those libraries that were additionally impacted by the recent earthquakes. There are dozens of libraries needing support. ALA continues to work with the local library leaders in Puerto Rico to provide computers and other resources needed to restore access to communities in need of information on health and a multitude of other topics as they rebuild their lives.

The PRCC, in collaboration with health and human community-based organizations, faith-based groups, and AoU partners, including the IL Precision Medicine Consortium and NNLM, proposes to develop and implement culturally, linguistically- and health literacy-appropriate community outreach and education programs targeting Latino families, the elderly, 91, the disability community, and other vulnerable populations.

With the continued aging of our population and the increase we see in senior centers being built in the area, Westchester Public Library plans a Community Connections with 89 program to engage discussion regarding Alzheimer's.

The Science & Technology Division of the Akron Ohio-Summit County Public Library plans to create a multi-week program of loaning wearable fitness trackers to groups of people for the purpose of encouraging regular and sustained increase in physical activity.

The project proposed is a health information hub inside a regional Chicago Public Library currently undergoing extensive renovations in a disadvantaged community that suffers from a spate of health conditions. The library, one of only two regional libraries in the city is frequented by 25,000 patrons each month and the goal is to improve both community awareness and health literacy by making information more accessible and culturally relevant to a predominantly African-American community.

Our team at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Public Health Initiatives CPHI has a longstanding commitment to expanding evidence-based health-related programming in public libraries. Opioid-related mortality in the United States has increased rapidly over the past decade, especially in Philadelphia, which has the highest overdose mortality rate among major U.S. cities.

Our team at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Public Health Initiatives CPHI has a longstanding commitment to expanding evidence-based health-related programming in public libraries. Opioid-related mortality in the United States has increased rapidly over the past decade, especially in Philadelphia, which has the highest overdose mortality rate among major U.S. cities.

The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic called for individuals to seek out and apply health information at a rapid pace. The sheer amount of available information proved to be overwhelming, and the complexity, contradictory, and sometimes misinformation made an already difficult situation even more devastating. Historically, public libraries have been known for being community-centered institutions providingequitableaccess to informationandresources.

This project will connect public libraries in the 95 Delta region of Arkansas with the necessary technologies and resources to provide consumer health information to their patrons. This project will increase awareness of authoritative health and science resources from the National Library of Medicine for the Delta region, which consists of Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis counties of Arkansas. It will include a needs assessment to elucidate the health information needs of public libraries and the public in this region of Arkansas.

Healthdove Inc. is seeking this funding to expand their health information resources with the objective of increasing health literacy and reducing health disparities. The objective is to increase health literacy by distributing health information through the development of a newsletter, the implementation of health talk radio app and a series of health presentations/screenings in the community. Individuals will be able to use the information to make informed decisions about their health.

The National Center for Farmworker Health proposes to develop a one stop health education website and training guide designed to increase the awareness and utilization of Spanish language Medline Plus, NCFH health education tools, and other patient education health resources by targeted staff at Community/Migrant Health Centers. These health centers play a critical role in providing primary healthcare services to the migrant and seasonal agricultural worker population, one of the most disenfranchised and vulnerable populations in the United States.

The Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital ZSFG and Trauma Center Library, a health sciences library affiliated with the University of California at San Francisco, will promote health information resources at two events: Summerfest June 2017 and National Medical Librarians Month October 2017. The library will host a table in the hospital cafeteria, and staff will use a spinnable wheel and video monitor to teach patrons about ZSFG Library services, including NLM databases.

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Promoting Science Literacy through New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians will increase accessibility to and provide sustainability for the New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians program, an immersive, two-and-a-half-day event that regularly draws between fifty-five and seventy librarians.

Surveys consistently show that rates of mammography are significantly lower among lesbian and bisexual people than their heterosexual counterparts, according to the National LGBT Cancer Network.

During the grant period, the Library will create and implement the Treat Yourself program. Treat Yourself, even in its title, combines our patrons desires to become healthier with the super popular lens of self-care & wellness. The six-week program will consist of a combination of yoga classes and group walking sessions that help patrons de-stress, take time for themselves, and meet new people through social interactions.

The goal of the Clayton County Library System Health Literacy Initiative is to teach library patrons particularly minority and underserved populations in our community how to search for and evaluate health information using MedlinePlus. We will introduce Health Literacy to our patrons using Digital Literacy, and incorporate training on Disaster Health and Clinical Trials.gov to provide information access to our public health and community health professionals throughout the County.

The Massachusetts Action Coalition MAAC proposes to build on and expand the outcomes of our initial Innovations Fund award that has developed an innovative partnership with the National Libraries of Medicine NLM and the Massachusetts Health Council MHC to increase nursing representation on School Wellness Committees to influence school policies addressing health issues that impact student health and wellness.

The Massachusetts Action Coalition MAAC, which is co-led by the Organization of Nurse Leaders ONL and part of a national campaign to build a culture of health across the nation, proposes to develop and implement an initiative to promote health literacy and overall health and wellness of students in selected communities. In this phased project, we intend to utilize the existing structure of School Wellness Committees SWC, which are mandated by M.G.L.

The Massachusetts Action Coalition MAAC, which is co-led by the Organization of Nurse Leaders ONL and part of a national campaign to build a culture of health across the nation, proposes to develop and implement an initiative to promote health literacy and overall health and wellness of students in selected communities. In this phased project, we intend to utilize the existing structure of School Wellness Committees SWC, which are mandated by M.G.L.

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital WBGH is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, which has consistently ranked poorly in national health statistics. The county is higher than average in the age of the population, unemployment, poverty, and other indicators of a population at risk. WBGH is the largest hospital in the area and has a huge impact on the health of the community, especially on the population living in the inner city area where literacy rates are the lowest and poverty is the highest.

Gynecologic cancers do not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity, but the social conditions in which LGBT people experience healthcare in the United States do: LGBT community members who were assigned female at birth are significantly less likely to be up to date with cervical Pap tests, as compared to the national average 2018 Pennsylvania LGBT Health Needs Assessment.

In recognition of the issues of homelessness, mental health, and poverty-related health disparities that exist for many residents in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield and surrounding areas, The Mason Square Branch Library and its community health partners seek to compile and evaluate health data on these topics in order to develop the tools and training, incorporating NLM resources, necessary to better serve 88 and 87 in our community.

In partnership with the Network of the National Library of Medicine NNLM 101 Coordination Center NACC and community based organization, 2 Know is 2 Live, The T.R.U.T.H. Project TTP will reach vulnerable communities of color who are at an elevated risk of contracting HIV. Additionally, TTP will provide concentrated outreach to vulnerable, affected, medically underserved communities, focused on educating and strengthening resources and knowledge to those least likely to receive it.

Provision of accurate online resources is a valuable tool in designing programs aimed at assisting 95 consumers in making informed decisions about their health and to communicate effectively with health professionals. Through Project Connections, consumers will receive instant access to online health information and resources from the National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus, including medical journals,clinical guidelines, and databases encompassing the world's knowledge about conditions and diseases, as well as patient-oriented materials and online interactive communities.