Past Funded Projects

Dahlgren Memorial Library DML, the Graduate Health & Life Sciences Research Library at Georgetown University Medical Center provides library and information services to faculty, staff and students at the the Georgetown University School of Medicine SOM as well as the clinicians and staff at the MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center MGUH. DML has partnered with Mary's Center http://www.maryscenter.org/, a community health clinic in the Washington, DC area.

88 Understanding Blood Pressure and Stress Reduction Lifestyle Techniques of Exercise and Physical Activities provides health and wellness promotion to underserved populations of men and 92 living in Pittsburgh's Northside, Clairton and Monessen areas. Information on the nature of blood pressure, how blood pressure is measured and the importance of blood pressure numbers, screenings for blood pressure, present lifestyle measures, exercise and physical activity, computer education and NLM resources will be the focus of this award.

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center TTUHSC Libraries propose to increase awareness of reliable consumer health information in English and Spanish from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health among caregivers in Midland County and Hispanic Americans in Reeves County in West Texas by partnering with the Area Agency on Aging of the Permian Basin, Midland College and Reeves County Hospital District.

Exhibiting and outreach throughout Illinois via University of Illinois at Chicago library sites. *Surviving and Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture NLM Traveling Exhibit Peoria is an excellent venue for this exhibit since the 101 community has Peoria-based support and/or service groups serving the 15 counties in Region 2 as defined by Illinois HIV Care Connect, funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health IDPH.

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.

Wayne Memorial Hospital WMH conducts monthly community health education outreach programs called 'LIVE WELL.' Examples of topics include: breast cancer awareness, 87 and sports injuries, lower back pain, and breastfeeding and postnatal pediatric care. The purpose of this application is for the hospital library to secure audiovisual equipment that will allow the hospital to improve monthly community education outreach programs.

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.

From its infancy in 2013, the Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library's Health Information Specialists Program has grown substantially. The current proposal, as the title suggests, focuses on extending the early efforts of the Health Information Specialists Program, moving toward the creation of a sustained and thriving community of practice. With this purpose in mind, the current proposal reflects further expansion of the program, targeting individuals working public libraries, tribal libraries, and literacy initiatives.

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.

Healthy Teeth Healthy 86 is a state-wide educational program focused on improving oral health care for 86 by providing education to primary care providers, facilitating medical-dental partnerships and enhancing oral health literacy for the community. In 2015, Healthy Teeth Healthy 86 developed a new health literacy resource - the Oral Health Story Kits - in partnership with Reading Public Library with the primary goal of providing basic oral health education to libraries which would help encourage good oral health habits for 86 and families in the their community.

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Managing diabetes is a full-time job for patients. They must adhere to medication regimens, monitor glucose levels, adopt new diets and make smart life-style decisions to avoid disease complications and maintain a good quality of life. Tablet computers, through their multimedia capabilities, interactive features, and touch screen functionality can enhance learning across patient populations. Tablet computers can also act as an APRN extender for patient education.

The UND Health Sciences Library has assigned clinical campus librarians to work in four quadrants of the state. The four clinical campus librarians work in the cities of Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot, and serve as the designated library contacts for healthcare professionals and consumers located within those quadrants. The Library's Interim Director and these four clinical campus librarians will form the core project group that will plan and complete these outreach activities

We will continue supporting our education program with previous participants who wish to continue. However, we are shifting our strategy to move into public spaces and reach people of all ages to expand the awareness of the importance of proper coughing and sneezing etiquette. Dense, highly traveled areas where public are required to be for purposes such as transportation, judicial hearings, and attendance at public zoos and other areas, are the focus of this year's campaign to educate and encourage proper sneezing and coughing etiquette.