Recent Funded Projects
| Title | Description | Amount | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| YWCA Central Massachusetts Women’s Breast and Cervical Health Educational Outreach Program | The proposed program will provide education and outreach using NLM resources regarding breast and cervical health and screenings to a target population of primarily Black/African American and Hispanic |
Funding Amount: $9978 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Improving Access to Health Education: Part II - Creating Professional Development Opportunities to Reduce Textbook Costs 2019-2020 | For the students of Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), the cost of an education continues to be a significant issue. |
Funding Amount: $6000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Supporting a Healthy Community from Head to Toe: Mental Health & Climate Health 2019-2020 | The Charlotte Library & the Carpenter-Carse Library recently finished a very successful series as part of our first “Supporting Healthy Communities from Head to Toe” project. |
Funding Amount: $4950 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Community Engagement in Health: Expanded Access via Technology 2019-2020 | The Arvin A. Brown Library in Richford VT requests funding to upgrade computers and software so as to make information and access available to the broader community. |
Funding Amount: $10000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Data Navigators 2.0 - Building Foundational Data Analysis Skills Among Future Healthcare Leaders 2019-2020 | An NNLM Community Engagement grant would support the delivery of Data Navigators 2.0, a high-impact data analytics and visualization course contextualized for healthcare careers and applications and |
Funding Amount: $12890 |
2019 to 2020 |
| All of Us Research Program Community Engagement Project: Hancock County, Maine 2019-2020 | Through the proposed project, Healthy Acadia will work across Hancock County, Maine to plan and conduct community engagement activities, centered on increasing access to and awareness of National Li |
Funding Amount: $15000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| All of Us Research Program Community Engagement Project: Washington County, Maine 2019-2020 | Through the proposed project, Healthy Acadia will work across Washington County, Maine, to plan and conduct community engagement activities, centered on increasing access to and awareness of Nationa |
Funding Amount: $15000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Technology support for Maine's rural libraries to access MedlinePlus - Technology Award 2019-2020 | Rural areas in Maine have limited access to health information. |
Funding Amount: $10000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Linking Maine's rural library users with MedlinePlus - Community Engagement 2019-2020 | Rural areas in Maine have limited access to health information. |
Funding Amount: $6710 |
2019 to 2020 |
| A Living Person’s Guide to Dying 2019-2020 | Although death is an inevitable reality of life, we often delay conversations about the topic until after the fact--a habit that can create unnecessary stress or confusion about our end-of-life wish |
Funding Amount: $8000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Reducing Health Disparities among VIPs - Addressing Health, Aging and Vision in North Worcester County | This project will engage the many Visually Impaired People (VIPs) and their caretakers in North Worcester County, specifically those residing in the Fitchburg and Leominster areas. |
Funding Amount: $12030 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Improving Health Literacy of Library Patrons Experiencing Homelessness and Unstable Housing 2019-2020 | This project will build upon a successful 5-year evolving partnership between the New Haven Free Public Library (NHFPL) and Liberty Community Services, Inc. |
Funding Amount: $19000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| All of Us Greater Fairfield 2019-2020 | As an agent of intra-community cooperation and collaboration, the C.H. Booth Library proposes to geographically expand its successful All of Us Newtown program to neighboring communities. |
Funding Amount: $14075 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Vernon Walks: Promoting Health Literacy and Community Fitness in Vernon/Rockville | The Rockville Public Library and its partners, The Vernon Senior Center, The Vernon Housing Authority, and the Rockville General Hospital, seek to improve health outcomes for adult residents living ac |
Funding Amount: $4444 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Promoting Health Literacy to Influence Health and Wellness of Students in the Community: Widening the Connections 2019-2020 | 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 |
Funding Amount: $25000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Increasing Vermont Public Libraries’ Role in Promoting Rural Health | The Vermont Department of Libraries (VTLIB) seeks funding to make local, state, and federal government healthcare information accessible to all Vermonters. |
Funding Amount: $30000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Using Machine Learning to Assess Critical Thinking Skills Related to Health and Nutrition | Critical thinking (CT) skills, such as ability to analyze information, form logical conclusions, and problem solve, are essential for students and measure for educational outcomes because they demonst |
Funding Amount: $9875 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Science Education through Video Recordings from New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians 2019 | For ten years the New England Science Boot Camp (SBC) event has been promoting science literacy among librarians in the Northeast. |
Funding Amount: $4124 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Empathy Learned Through an Extended Medical Education Virtual Reality Project 2019-2020 | UNE Library Services will collaborate with the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) to compare four virtual reality (VR) experiences related to older adult health with 1st and 2nd year medical studen |
Funding Amount: $5000 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Addiction Awareness and Education Partnership: Outreach to Families Dealing with Substance Use Disorders | Addiction continues to exact a heavy toll on those struggling with it, as well as their families. |
Funding Amount: $10000 |
2019 to 2020 |