Past Funded Projects

This project will support the mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine NNLM, specifically to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public health by providing all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information.

Since 2009, the Health 12s from the Northeast and Eastcentral PA AHECs have been involved in the development and implementation of a curriculum designed to train Community Health Workers CHWs. CHWs contribute to improved health outcomes and quality of life by acting as liaisons or "connectors" to needed healthcare and other community-based services and resources. To date, AHEC has trained nearly 170 individuals to work in settings such as hospitals, clinics and other community-based organizations.

Disaster Preparedness in vulnerable populations is reliant on their access to information to properly establish their personal disaster preparedness plans. Humanity Road is interested in improving the use of technology for health information access, especially to underserved and underrepresented populations in the SE Atlantic area. Our goal is to reach vulnerable populations including over 55, 92, and disabled to educate them on how to leverage online resources with the NLM to improve their personal preparedness plan.

Prevention education of youth is a challenging field, with little evidence on effectiveness. The love of games on phones and iPads is evident in our current society. This application is in support of the development of an alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention game targeted at youth. It will be available for download through the iTunes App store. Other alcohol and drug prevention games are more straight education and scenario-based.

This project will allow the Community Memorial Health System CMHS Medical Library to purchase, install, and manage a dynamic digital signage system. The project will increase the capacity of the CMHS Medical Library to provide awareness of Library resources that are directly relevant to academic achievement e.g., new textbooks, journals, databases; class teaching schedules; CMHS graduate medical education news; National Library of Medicine resources and services and improved patient care outcomes.

This project will support Springfield Technical Community College Library's Open Educational Resources OER Initiative. Qualified faculty members will be awarded a stipend to convert their current course curriculum materials textbooks, assignments, quizzes, etc. to freely available OER or library materials.

Through Health Team training, targeted use of specific online resources, and the efforts of a Health Outreach Specialist, Portland Public Library will improve the health of the Greater Portland community's teen, immigrant/refugee, and homeless populations. This improved access to health information will result in members of these groups reporting an increase in their levels of overall health literacy and their ability to be confident, informed patients as they navigate their healthcare options.

UNE Library Services will collaborate with the College of Osteopathic Medicine COM to compare three virtual reality experiences related to older adult health with first and second year medical students. The technology immerses users into hypothetical situations that provide a first-person perspective on living with aging-related diseases to increase empathy and understanding in 126s and students, imparting knowledge about aging, dignity, and the importance of making meaningful connections in order to thrive.

"Funding is requested to support travel to the National Association of School Nurses to support the dissemination of evidence-based information. "

The SIU Medical Library would like to purchase a 3D printer to create anatomical models for physicians and surgeons in SIUs 9 Clinical Science Departments in Springfield, IL. The models could be used prior to a procedure to train residents working in the clinics, to educate current medical school students about basic anatomy or particular health conditions, and to educate patients about their condition or promote wellness.

Stated in the mission and goals of the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine ARCOM is the desire to recruit and train medical students who are focused on service to the underserved. This aim is important because Arkansas is one of the lowest ranking states in physician-to-population ratio. With over 80% of medical students who complete both their undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education in Arkansas staying in the state to practice, ARCOM strives to prepare its students to work in 95 and underserved areas of the state and help improve our states physician shortage.

The goal of this project is to develop accurate health information concerning the effects of systemic diseases on the oral health of 86 and/or how the oral health of a child can affect the prognosis of a systemic disease, and to make this information available to families in a user-friendly format. Having this information will encourage parents to seek dental care for their 86 with systemic diseases. Dental health professionals will create this information, written at an appropriate level for a consumer, and build a dynamic website devoted to providing such information.

The purpose of this project is to begin developing the health literacy skills necessary for incorporating guidelines into existing or newly developed materials, including by not limited to written publications. Through self-selection, health care professionals, community health 12s, and others who work directly with informational delivery to diverse audiences will be afforded the opportunity to participate in an introductory workshop on health literacy and developing easy-to-read text-based health information.

133s producing data face unique challenges in data management, data sharing, reproducible research and preservation. The University of Cincinnatis annual Data Day event began in 2015 to highlight these challenges and to provide opportunities for 133s to engage with those who can offer credible information on data related services. Data Day presenters have included 133s, scholars, scientists, GIS experts, faculty and students who come together to speak about the work that they do as it relates to data.