Past Funded Projects
| Title | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region, 2016-2021 |
The goal of the NN/LM is to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health by providing U.S. |
$1,214,665 |
| Oral Health Education for the Medical Professional and Patient |
The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH) is funded by the DentaQuest Institute (DQI) to deliver the Medical, Oral Expanded (MORE) Care Collaborative to eight federally-designated Rural Health |
$15,000 |
| Outreach to Consumers to Improve Health Literacy |
Through interactive training workshops, we will assist a diverse group of community members in learning about their health conditions, understanding how to research health information using NLM and |
$14,850 |
| PA Forward Evaluation Technology Clearfield County Public Library |
The technology purchased under this award will be used as this library is a cohort member of the ?PA Forward: Effectively Evaluating Consumer Health Information Programs?. |
$2,634 |
| PA Forward Evaluation Technology North Pocono Public Library |
The technology purchased under this award will be used as this library is a cohort member of the ?PA Forward: Effectively Evaluating Consumer Health Information Programs.? |
$700 |
| PA Forward Evaluation Technology: Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale |
The technology purchased under this award will be used as this library is a cohort member of the ?PA Forward: Effectively Evaluating Consumer Health Information Programs.? |
$866 |
| Pennsylvania Library Association Conference, Indiana Free Library |
Award funds will support a representative from Indiana Free Library to participate as a panel member for ?Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ your Library? |
$1,137 |
| Pennsylvania Library Association Conference, James V. Brown Library |
Award funds will support a representative from James V. Brown Library to participate as a panel member for ?Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ your Library? |
$319 |
| Pennsylvania Library Association Conference, Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library |
Award funds will support a representative from Margaret R Grundy Memorial Library to participate as a panel member for ?Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ your Library? |
$777 |
| Pennsylvania Library Association Conference, North Pocono Public Library |
Award funds will support a representative from North Pocono Public Library to participate as a panel member for ?Engage for Health: A Health Program in a Box @ your Library? |
$900 |
| Pennsylvania Older Adult Medical Resource Information Initiative |
A $15,000 Network of the National Library of Medicine grant will allow the Pennsylvania Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition to research, coordinate, develop, and implement the Pennsylvania?s Olde |
$15,000 |
| Promoting Health Literacy by Training Front-Line Staff in a Hospital Setting |
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital (WBGH) is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, which has consistently ranked poorly in national health statistics. |
$15,000 |
| Saint Peter?s University Hospital Health Literacy Symposium |
Funds will support the medical library to host the hospital?s first ever health literacy symposium. |
$1,500 |
| Systematic Reviews: Opportunities for Librarians |
Systematic Reviews: Opportunities for Librarians provides information professionals with foundational knowledge about systematic reviews and an opportunity to engage in high-level discussions about |
$13,494 |
| The Healthy Pet Project |
The Healthy Pet Project (HPP) is a wonderful opportunity to educate our community participants in the skills needed to promote healthier lifestyles for their pets, themselves, and in the difference |
$15,000 |
| Using BLE Technology to Communicate Information and Promote Information Literacy to Health Professionals |
The CMSRU Library supports the medical education needs of a new and growing medical school, the high-level clinical needs of our associated academic medical center, Cooper University Hospital, and |
$11,665 |
| Title | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Medical Librarian Contest |
As the recipient of the MAR National Medical Librarian month contest, this award will support pre-travel registration for MLA 2016. |
$1,500 |
| 3D Printing: the next frontier of clinical library engagement |
Medical libraries are in a unique position to leverage continuing medical education, evidence based decision-making and innovation in one accessible, communal environment. |
$14,901 |
| : Philadelphia Free Library and University of Pennsylvania Consumer Health Education Partnership |
Following a Train-the-Trainers program provided by MAR for University of Pennsylvania and Free Library of Philadelphia librarians, nursing students will attend consumer health resources training pr |
$15,000 |
| A Pathway to Normalcy: Libraries Partnering with Emergency Planners to Build Greater Community Resilience |
The Network of the National Library of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NN/LM MAR) and the New York Library Association (NYLA) are partnering to offer this half day CE as a pre-conference event pr |
$11,855 |