Past Funded Projects

This proposal describes Phase 2 of a two-phase health literacy program in Charlottesville, Virginia. It aligns with the NNLM and SEA's mission to help people 'make informed decisions about their health,' to promote healthy behaviors, prevent costly and debilitating illness, and improve health outcomes. Phase 1, 'Coming to the Table, Needs Assessment, and Planning,' was funded by NNLM SEA Outreach Award 73. The full report for Phase 1 is due by May 20, 2017. We can briefly report here that our goal was achieved and lays a strong foundation for Phase 2.

Our service area has four libraries, so we would identify about ten families and/or 89 in each location, if possible. Ten families and/or 89 at a time will meet and learn how to make a week's worth of crockpot meals that are easy, inexpensive, and nutritious. They will be taught how to budget and buy for a week's worth of meals and how to portion the food appropriately to provide necessary nutritional value. Classes will be held at local community buildings that have a full commercial kitchen facility.

Award will help public librarian recipient attend MLA Symposium/Health Information for Public Librarians 2018. Description: The symposium, of interest to both public librarians and health sciences librarians, offers programming in the area of health information for the public. It also provides a unique opportunity for public and health sciences librarians to network.

This project will improve health information literacy and access to mental health care by 1. Educating youth on how to access existing and new Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance DBSA youth mental health information posted on MedlinePlus, 2. Updating and translating into Spanish the existing DBSA youth mental health information that is posted on MedlinePlus and HealthReach, 3. Uploading new DBSA youth mental health information on MedlinePlus and HealthReach in both English and Spanish, 4.

Award will help public librarian recipient attend MLA Symposium/Health Information for Public Librarians 2018. Description: The symposium, of interest to both public librarians and health sciences librarians, offers programming in the area of health information for the public. It also provides a unique opportunity for public and health sciences librarians to network.

Award will help public librarian recipient attend MLA Symposium/Health Information for Public Librarians 2018. Description: The symposium, of interest to both public librarians and health sciences librarians, offers programming in the area of health information for the public. It also provides a unique opportunity for public and health sciences librarians to network.

Morningcrest Health Library MHL is a consumer health information center located in the Schusterman Center Clinic. MHL provides free public access to NLM databases, supported by the services of a professional medical librarian. The goal of this project is to provide an easier means of navigating online resources by incorporating new touchscreen computers. This will allow individuals who are challenged by a lack of computer skills, or those with limited dexterity, to explore websites independently.

The Oregon Health & Science University OHSU Data Science Institute will bring together 133s, librarians and information specialists from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and northern California for a formal training on key topics in data science. The program organizers will work with subject-matter experts to provide face-to-face, interactive instruction over a three-day workshop.

Exhibit at South Carolina Early Childhood Association Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC January 25-28

The main focus of this program, to be held on December 5, 2017, is health and mental health literacy in diverse communities. There will be presentations from various library representatives including at least one from the National Library of Medicine-Mid Atlantic Region. The specific agenda thus far includes the following: - Keynote Speaker: Cynthia Baur, Ph.D., Director of the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the University of Maryland, School of Public Health. Her keynote will address the importance of clear messaging to diverse audiences.

Exhibit at South Carolina Health Science 12s Conference, November 30-Dec. 2, 2017, Myrtle Beach, SC

Exhibit at: North Carolina Veterinary Conference, November 3-5, 2017, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC http://ncveterinaryconference.com/

Exhibit at Remote Area Medical RAM Volunteer Corps November 3-5, 2017 at the Gray Fairgrounds in Gray, TN

This eight-week course is designed as an introduction for medical librarians to the practice of evidence-based medicine EBM. EBM means combining clinical expertise, the preferences and values of the patient and the best available evidence to make good patient care decisions. This course will focus on understanding the skills clinicians need to practice EBM, such as how to formulate relevant questions, efficiently search medical literature and evaluate the evidence for validity and applicability to the patient.