Current Projects

This page includes awards made during the current NNLM award period (May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2026).

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Supporting Equitable Access to Emergency Preparedness Resources for Mothers in Mississippi Six Dimensions Mississippi has experienced a series of devastating natural, systemic, and environmental disasters that have required immediate action, sometimes leaving the very unique needs of pregnant and postpartum women unmet. This project will focus on responding to current and emerging needs of pregnant and postpartum women in Mississippi through the development and distribution of emergency preparedness resources. This project will also focus on ensuring that providers and community members that encounter pregnant and postpartum women have the knowledge and understanding of how to provide… Mississippi
Supporting Health Literacy and Basic Needs Services at the Millers Falls Branch Library Montague Public Libraries This project seeks to improve health literacy in the town of Montague and to provide the technology necessary to facilitate basic needs consultations, telehealth appointments, and accurate health information in a semi-private, public space. These goals will be accomplished by providing self-directed training library staff and local service providers in NNLM resources, providing workshops on MedlinePlus to the public at the Millers Falls Branch Library and the Gill Montague Senior Center, and by installing a sound-dampening technology pod at the Millers Falls Branch Library, where…
Sustainable Eating& Nutritional Literacy Express University of North Texas Health Science Center - Library The Sustainable Eating & Nutritional Literacyprojectseeks to address food insecurity and health literacy related to nutrition. The goals of the projectwill be accomplishedthrough educational programming and practical support throughthe extensionof community gardenstoindividual homesby providing home growing kits, especially those in areas without access to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables in North Texas.The educational materials andprograming will listfoods that can be grown in North Texas arranged byseason,the associated benefits with each food, debunkfoodhealth myths,… Texas
Talking Total Farmer Health Podcast AgriSafe Network AgriSafe Network proposes to create and promote a new podcast series, Talking Total Farmer Health, targeted at people who work in agriculture. This series will be comprised of short episodes covering a single health and safety topic relevant to agricultural workers. Each episode will also be supplemented with additional material for the listener to explore the topic further in the form of a research guide. The podcast will be distributed through AgriSafe’s Health Hub, a clearinghouse of public health information for agricultural workers and rural health professionals as… Louisiana
Technology and Collections to Expand Health Information Access Sidney Memorial Public Library Purchase audiobooks and circulating CD players for older adults and patrons with visual impairments. This will provide additional access to health-related content for those patrons with visual disabilities. The flatscreen will help promote health information resources available at the library including electronic resources which tend to be not well known to the public and as a result, underutilized. The flat screen will also assist in promoting these new acquisitions for the CD and monograph-based content.