Past Funded Projects

This page includes awards made during the previous NNLM award period (May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2021).

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Title Summary Project Period
Central PA FUN Food: Understanding Nutrition Initiative

The Central PA FUN Food: Understanding Nutrition Initiative will be focused on improving health literacy around food & nutrition in six counties in central Pennsylvania. Based on a partnership between the District Library Centers in Altoona and Johnstown, this project would serve residents of Indiana, Cambria, Somerset, Blair, Bedford & Huntingdon Counties. The Initiative has two main areas of focus: improving access to quality cooking & nutrition information & resources; and increasing family nutrition literacy.

November 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
BGHF Minds Matter- Harrisburg

Black Girl Health Foundations Minds Matter Harrisburg is a program in partnership with The Dauphin County Library System that is designed to reach out to 92 of color in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area and educate them about mental health and mental health resources. Black Girl Health Foundation BGHF has already hosted a very successful in-person iteration of Minds Matter in Harrrisburg, PA with the support of the Dauphin County Library System, and we have Minds Matter - NOLA scheduled to take place October 10th, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

November 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Outreach 10: SC Read Eat Grow In Your Community

Building on two successful years of food literacy programs in partnership with public libraries and other community organizations statewide, the South Carolina State Library would like to expand outreach to small 95 communities by using local trusted health partners and small transportable kitchen kits to demonstrate healthy cooking and living strategies for people of all ages.

May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Cmo dar un P.A.S.O. hacia el Bienestar Emocional! How to Take a Step toward Emotional Wellness

Cmo dar un P.A.S.O. hacia el Bienestar Emocional! How to Take a Step toward Emotional Wellness is a health literacy outreach intervention designed to improve emotional wellness knowledge and related communications skills among Hispanic 88. This work builds on a previous support from the NNLM SCR to develop the M.O.V.E. toward Emotional Wellness guide in English and adapt it into Spanish.

May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Innovate to Communicate: Health Literacy Workforce Development

Innovate to Communicate: Health Literacy Workforce Development aims to educate frontline clinicians and hospital leaders in the knowledge and application of health literacy practices. By equipping clinicians and leaders with the tools and resources they need to take action, Innovate to Communicate will promote the health literate organization in North Texas hospitals.

May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Multi-year Consortial Award: Information Resources for Alaska's Healthcare Providers and Public Libraries: Outreach in the Last Frontier

The primary goal of the project is to improve the quality of life and health for citizens of Alaska by providing information outreach services to the healthcare workforce, especially in 95 areas, over a five-year period from May 2016 through April 2021. Additionally, Alaska Medical Library AML at University of Alaska Anchorage hopes to expand outreach to include public schools and public libraries to teach and promote health literacy in the communities we visit.

May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2021
Public Libraries andHealth Information Outreach in the Time of COVID-19

The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic called for individuals to seek out and apply health information at a rapid pace. The sheer amount of available information proved to be overwhelming, and the complexity, contradictory, and sometimes misinformation made an already difficult situation even more devastating. Historically, public libraries have been known for being community-centered institutions providingequitableaccess to informationandresources.

December 11, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Salud! Here's to Your Health!

The mission of Jackson County Library Services is to connect everyone to information, ideas, and each other. To support our mission and that of NNLM, JCLS will present two health literacy programs; one in English for general audiences, and one in Spanish for the 7.9% of Jackson County households who speak Spanish. A panel of bilingual health care and library professionals will speak on the topics of COVID-19, locating quality health information online, talking to your doctor, and understanding your prescription.

December 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Multi-year Consortial Award: Knowledge is Health: Interprofessional Partnerships to Promote Health Literacy

The central objective of this project is the improvement of health literacy in underserved patient populations in Oregon through a the education of health professions students, providers, and interprofessional faculty and b the integration of appropriate information resources and communication practices into patient care. The underlying assumptions of this objective are that positive patient health outcomes will result from improved health literacywhich will result from improved provider competencies.

May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2021
Mino Izhiwebzi

Mino Izhiwebzi Good Health serves Native Americans Ojibwe Elders of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. With MedlinePlus as its core resource, Mino Izhiwebzi uses a multifaceted approach to address chronic disease management and improved wellness among Elders by fostering: 1 health literacy and patient empowerment, 2 nutrition and wellness awareness, and 3 intergenerational bonding and learning. Native Americans in Minnesota experience the greatest health disparities in the nation; their life expectancy is a full 11 years less than the states white population.

May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2021
Improve Accessibility of Health Information during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Health Education for Living during the Pandemic United States HELP-US Project

Project Summary: This is a collaborative project between the University of Memphis Community of 133s, and the Memphis Public Libraries. The purpose of this project is to provide access to COVID-19 related information to an underserved population, in the Memphis Area. The proposal goal is to implement a virtual education program. Aligned with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine SEA Region mission, this project aims to: Increase awareness and use of COVID-19 and other health information resources. Provide training in the use of health sciences information resources.

January 25, 2021 - April 30, 2021
Tails and Tales and Your Health: Virtual 86's Programs

Pa ForwardR was founded in 2012 on the fundamental belief that health literacy among four other literacies is critical for parents, caregivers, 86, 87, 88 and 89 to participate in a twenty first century society. Many parents do not know how to find reliable information to help them to navigate a healthcare system or when to become concerned about their 86's health.

February 9, 2021 - April 30, 2021
NNLM Community Engagement Network Ambassador Program: Indianapolis Phase II

Phase II of the 2020-2021 NNLM Community Engagement Network Ambassador Program: Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN, will build upon the work initiated in 2019-2020 to serve as a vital link between the NNLM Community Engagement Network, public libraries, community organizations, and individuals from underrepresented in biomedical research populations across Marion County, Indiana.

May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
Health Literacy and Privacy in a Pandemic World

This project will provide quality virtual information related to health and wellness privacy and literacy that librarians can use to better serve their communities. We will present this information as a series of four webinars for public library workers. We will also create high-quality informational resources which will form part of the webinar content but will also be designed to be shared on library social media at other times. Authoritative information about health and wellness privacy is both timely and in-demand.

January 4, 2021 - April 30, 2021
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