Recent Funded Projects
| Title | Description | Amount | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Conversations | The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. |
Funding Amount: $11908 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Clinical Conversations | The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. |
Funding Amount: $10020 |
2019 to 2020 |
| American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo | Describe how public libraries serve as novel venues for opioid overdose reversal trainings. |
Funding Amount: $345 |
2019 |
| Improving Health through Collaboration: Libraries and Public Health | This session will highlight the importance of libraries as partners in public health initiatives and programs. |
Funding Amount: $432 |
2019 |
| American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo | At the APHA annual meeting, Alison Wessel will be presenting a session titled "Improving Health through Collaboration: Libraries and Public Health" with Erin Seger of NNLM Mar as well as oth |
Funding Amount: $1417 |
2019 |
| 2019 APHA Annual Meeting Conference | This presentation will highlight four public health preparedness collaboration projects completed by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia b |
Funding Amount: $546 |
2019 |
| Living with Diabetes | Rural populations face unique challenges in meeting health and wellness goals including a lack of proximity to healthcare facilities, high chronic disease burden, and poverty. |
Funding Amount: $9941 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Health Careers Awareness Workshops | Health Careers Awareness Workshops developed by the Southcentral Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center (SC PA AHEC) will be open to the public, targeting high school students who have an interest |
Funding Amount: $18200 |
2019 to 2020 |
| QPR (Question Persuade Refer) Suicide Prevention Training | Suicide has become an epidemic, not only in Pennsylvania but also throughout the United States. |
Funding Amount: $7903 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Health Information Training to Improve Health Literacy Among Older Adults | Northeast NORC, a program of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia provides community based support to older adults aging in place in their own homes in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
Funding Amount: $16874 |
2019 to 2020 |
| JFCS's Hoarding Disorder Education and Outreach Program | JFCS respectfully requests funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) to support the public health education activities of Jewish Family and Childr |
Funding Amount: $19500 |
2019 to 2020 |
| End of Life Community Education Program | No dying person should have to endure more suffering than he or she is willing to bear. However, many people die protracted deaths often in ways inconsistent with their wishes. |
Funding Amount: $19500 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Chronic Disease Self-Management Program | The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) is a low-cost evidence based intervention developed by Dr. Kate Lorig through the Stanford University School of Medicine. |
Funding Amount: $19062 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Promoting Cervical Pap Tests for LGBT Community Members in Pennsylvania through Public Library Outreach | 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 mem |
Funding Amount: $19500 |
2019 to 2020 |
| BGH College Ambassador Program: Mental Health Awareness Campaign | How can public libraries help educate the community about mental health awareness and prevention affecting women of color? This is the driving question Black Girl Health Foundation, Inc. |
Funding Amount: $19465 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Clinical Conversations | The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. |
Funding Amount: $7033 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Clinical Conversations | The organization will pilot test Clinical Conversations, an education program for clinical staff on health literacy and associated concepts. |
Funding Amount: $14279 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Connecting and Improving Digital Literacy & Health Literacy Outcomes in Public Housing | The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) is requesting grant funding to expand its existing digital literacy program, which is designed to bridge the digital divide among low-income publ |
Funding Amount: $38565 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Chronic Disease Management 10: Maximizing Your Health in the Digital Age | The Critical Path Learning Center (CPLC) at Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers will design a series of 10 health and wellness workshops called “Chronic Disease Management 10 (CDM10): Maximizi |
Funding Amount: $19999 |
2019 to 2020 |
| MACMLA Annual Conference- 2019 Rising to the Occasion | Request to attend MACMLA Annual Conference- 2019 Rising to the Occasion. Applicant will be registering for the "Are All Systematic Reviews Created Equal?" continuing education course. |
Funding Amount: $1387 |
2019 to 2020 |