Recently Funded Projects
| Title | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Management Software and Community Needs Assessment To Identify Needed Resources for Families Affected by Addiction in Southeastern Massachusetts |
1 Organize existing donor, volunteer, and constituent data so that it may be used to support the effectiveness of the program and allow for increased funding to serve clients now and in the future. |
$18,940 |
| Bridging Health Information Gaps at the Public Library |
Access to reliable health information for vulnerable populations: Vulnerable populations often reflect diversity from a number of perspectives. |
$16,364 |
| Cancer Conversation: Saving lives through early cancer detection |
15-40 Connection and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine both work to provide access to vital health information to improve quality of life and the healthcare experience. |
$10,000 |
| CoughEtiquette 2016-2017 |
We will continue supporting our education program with previous participants who wish to continue. |
$12,558 |
| Doula Technology Enhancement Project |
Pettaway Pursuit Foundation's goal is to empower new mothers with education and support throughout the prenatal and postpartum period, to achieve healthy newborn outcomes through healthier and |
$5,000 |
| Education and Support for Prevention, Intervention and Recovery |
This project will create a four pronged approach to education and support for students and families faced with addiction and recovery. Addiction is a family disease. |
$9,150 |
| Eureka Research Fair |
Girls Inc. |
$8,693 |
| Health in the Square |
The Health In The Square project will provide learning opportunities to the Mason Square community on nutrition, gardening, and health literacy. |
$5,521 |
| Health Literacy Collaborations: Addressing the Health Information Needs of Organizations Serving Adults with Low Health Literacy and Limited English Proficiency |
The Plain Language for Health (PL4H) workshop is designed to increase consumer access to health information and services by training health information specialists, educators, librarians and others |
$50,000 |
| HOSA Technology Award: Algonquin Regional High School |
Algonquin Regional High School has a HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) club going into it's 4th year. |
$5,000 |
| HPV Education: a varied approach |
Team Maureen has been educating a wide variety of audiences about the connection between HPV and cancer since our inception. |
$10,000 |
| Leveraging Libraries as Hubs for Spontaneous Volunteers, Just-in-Time Training Guide On Utilizing the National Libraries of Medicine Resources |
Post-disaster community members seek opportunities to volunteer and support recovery efforts. |
$10,000 |
| North Country Healthcare Library: Services Across a Rural 4-Hospital Affiliation |
Gale Medical Library at Littleton Regional Healthcare in Littleton, New Hampshire, requests funds from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine-New England Region's Sub Award Request for |
$11,036 |
| Page Hilltop Elementary: Interactive Technology in the Health Classroom and Library |
This health information outreach funding proposal is to obtain stateoftheart technology in both the library and health classroom at the Page Hilltop Elementary School in Ayer, MA. |
$3,991 |
| Portable Health Information Kiosk |
The primary goal of this project is to assist in the delivery of improved health information to the residents of Martha's Vineyard, focusing primarily on seniors and their caregivers. |
$5,000 |
| Reducing Health Disparities among VIPs and Other Minority Groups |
It is often said that if you want to be healthy, choose your parents wisely. |
$10,000 |
| Rethinking Early Neurosurgery: The Harvey Cushing collection |
The Cushing Center, which opened in 2010, brought renewed attention to the materials within Harvey Cushing's collections, which include, beyond the Registry, over 200 boxes of archival materia |
$7,689 |
| See One, Do One, Teach One |
The One Button Studio (OBS) is a simple video recording studio can be easily used by a novice to create polished video content such as oral histories, interviews, presentations, and instructional v |
$9,700 |
| Solving the Unsolvable A New Look at the Opioid Epidemic and Addiction in Adolescents |
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 |
$8,600 |
| St. Joseph's Elementary: Interactive Technology in the Classroom |
This technology funding proposal is to obtain state of the art technology in the science and health classrooms at Saint Joseph School in Webster, MA. |
$16,000 |