Past Funded Projects

University of Iowa 133s in the Health Sciences Colleges conduct significant research across many domains. In partnership with the Data Services Librarian, Library liaisons in the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences have begun to incorporate research data management support into their service portfolios. However, the Libraries do not have a detailed picture of the data sharing practices, infrastructure needs, or data literacy of these 133s.

The Heart-Mind Connection project will be a continuation and expansion of the Brain Health Initiative, which focused on educating the public on ways to lower their risk for dementia as well as providing resources to those living with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's caregivers. The Heart-Mind Connection will emphasize the connection between good heart health and a healthy brain, as well as the benefits of lowering blood pressure for improved long-term health.

Enterprise Data Warehouses EDWs play an increasingly important role on academic medical campuses, housing clinical and other enterprise-wide data and making it available for research and strategic purposes in the learning health system.

In partnership with the Network of the National Library of Medicine NNLM 101 Coordination Center NACC and community based organization, 2 Know is 2 Live, The T.R.U.T.H. Project TTP will reach vulnerable communities of color who are at an elevated risk of contracting HIV. Additionally, TTP will provide concentrated outreach to vulnerable, affected, medically underserved communities, focused on educating and strengthening resources and knowledge to those least likely to receive it.

Project: TORDS-Technology Outreach to Reduce health Disparities and Stigma is a multi-faceted project designed in 2012. This program designed to address the health needs of 95 communities in Southern WV and Southwestern Virginia while providing HIV information during health education for health disparities and the social determinates of health that directly affect 95, poverty-stricken communities with special emphasis on Health technology and communities of color.

High-quality end of life care should be available to all individuals in a timely manner, and in alignment with their values, wishes, and goals. Unfortunately, the reality of end of life care in the United States is quite different, with the healthcare system often failing to meet the needs of certain communities. One particular community, immigrant families, encounter particular disparities in quality of, and access to, end of life care.

The Institute for Community, Youth and Family Services Inc. The Institute proposes to provide COVID-19 resources and education to Alabamas most low-income communities. By partnering with service providers, churches, local government and the public housing authority we will ensure that trainings and materials are useful to the community itself and delivered through trusted institutions who can best serve them from within the community.

Our project will provide culturally and linguistically appropriate COVID-19 outreach and education to low-income immigrants and refugees in the Chinatown and Lincoln Heights areas of Los Angeles. Low-income immigrants and refugees are among the highest at risk of contracting COVID-19 but the least likely to receive accurate public health information in a timely manner. This is due to a wide range of economic, linguistic, and technological barriers.

The Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Lurie 86s Hospital, led by Dr. Robert Garofalo MD, MPH, provides comprehensive care to promote positive health outcomes for youth in and around Chicago. Our services are structured to support all youth, specializing in reaching young people who often experience barriers to accessing services. Although the HIV epidemic has begun seeing overall decreases nationally, young men who have sex with men of color YMSMOC are still acquiring HIV at increasing rates.

CoxHealth Library Services will collaborate with Springfield-Greene County Library District SGCL to provide interactive online consumer health education. SGCL will host a page on the SGCL website dedicated to health information and literacy. The Health Information Page will display links to grant fund created modules and, as deemed appropriate, additional resources will be added to the page with a primary focus on including content from NLM.

The project will provide equipment to participate in weekly virtual lessons on nutrition and using MedlinePlus.gov as the primary resource for reputable health information. The project focuses on increasing the practical knowledge of culinary skills and nutrition needed to promote positive behavior change related to selecting foods to feed a family.

The Genetic Science Learning center will convert and upgrade seven popular online interactives that were developed in Flash to compatible formats for modern web browsers. The Project will make the following upgrades to each interactive as part of the conversion and upgrade process and will make the interactives freely available on the GSLCs Learn.Genetics website.

Lindenwood University will bring a mental health speaker to campus to challenge the mental health stigma and supply students with information and resources that are available to them. The Project will hold a hybrid speaker event in person and/or Zoom; hold four educational objective programs to promote mental health resources and the continuing discussion of mental health; create a mental health resource center in Lindenwood University's library.

The purpose of this proposed project is to develop an online course that teaches public library staff to have a deeper understanding of citizen science programming and crowdsourcing concepts and learn how to bring citizen science activities and programs to their communities through a partnership with the team at scistarter.org.

The project will provide learning opportunities for the Goddard community on the topics of gardening, the importance of mental health, healthy eating, and healthy living. The Project will schedule monthly programs for the community. Offerings will include but not be limited to blood pressure checks, yoga classes for all ages, healthy eating meal preparation for the week, massage, chiropractic information, gardening, self-care, exercise, StoryWalks on local trails and at local parks to promote movement and more.

MLA CE Passport- There are several classes that I am interested in that would enhance my value to my organization. These include Grey Literature, active learning, leading decision making meetings, marketing and strategic communication, survey questions, and critical health librarianship.

"The HarvardX Data Science program prepares you with the necessary knowledge base and useful skills to tackle real-world data analysis challenges. The program covers concepts such as probability, inference, regression, and machine learning and helps you develop an essential skill set that includes R programming, data wrangling with dplyr, data visualization with ggplot2, file organization with Unix/Linux, version control with git and GitHub, and reproducible document preparation with RStudio."

The Patient Navigator Training Collaborative PNTC offers a full curriculum for patient navigators, care coordinators, community health workers, and other healthcare professionals working in navigation. There are two course levels with both in-person and online options 3.5 day hybrid or 8 weeks online with live learning sessions. Level 1 courses provide the fundamentals of patient navigation skills. New navigators learn how to address patient barriers, maintain professional relationships, and acquire health promotion skills.

CAIFL is a fully online course that consists of: assessment; self-directed learning through video, readings, and problem sets; small group facilitated exercises; and plenary talks by physician and librarian experts in evidence based practice and critical appraisal. Goal: To develop librarians critical appraisal skills including enhanced understanding of research design, biomedical statistics, and clinical reasoning to apply knowledge in teaching target populations. Prerequisite: Experience and prior training in EBM fundamentals.

An online course that consists of assessment; self-directed learning through video, readings, and problem sets; small group facilitated exercises; and plenary talks by physician and librarian experts in evidence-based practice and critical appraisal.

Critical Appraisal Institute for Librarians: This is a multi-work course aimed at developing a librarians critical appraisal skills including enhanced understanding of research design, biomedical statistics, and clinical reasoning to apply knowledge in teaching target populations.

CAIFL is a fully online course that consists of: assessment; self-directed learning through video, readings, and problem sets; small group facilitated exercises; and plenary talks by physician and librarian experts in evidence based practice and critical appraisal.

In 2018 the South Carolina State Library began a statewide food literacy initiative called SC Read Eat Grow. This project was inspired by the Culinary Literacy Center of the Free Library of Philadelphia and their work with food programs of all types. As a state we struggle with high rates of heart disease and obesity, while at the same time we have a large number of 86 experiencing food insecurity.

The American Library Association ALA has led the response and recovery effort for libraries in the U.S. Virgin Islands damaged by Hurricane Maria and Irma in 2017. ALA has coordinated with the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums DLAM in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Many libraries still need resources to help provide their communities information on health and other topics as they rebuild their lives. Thanks to an earlier grant from NNLM in 2017-18 1600679, ALA was able to provide new computers at the Florence A. Williams Public Library on St.

The American Library Association ALA has been leading the response and recovery effort for libraries damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and is beginning to also assist those libraries that were additionally impacted by the recent earthquakes. There are dozens of libraries needing support. ALA continues to work with the local library leaders in Puerto Rico to provide computers and other resources needed to restore access to communities in need of information on health and a multitude of other topics as they rebuild their lives.

"Master Class for Inclusion Practitioners developed and co-facilitated by nationally recognized social justice expert Dr. Kathy Obear. For more information on Dr. Obear you can visit her website. To help develop the internal capacity of MUSC enterprise members to have the resources necessary to partner and create more meaningful, sustainable diversity and inclusion practices on campus. This master class certificate program is designed to assist campus constituents with providing the means to create a more inclusive, socially just organization.

MLA CE Passport. Full access to MLA online courses through December 31, 2020. Extend your virtual learning experience and access all of MLAs online curriculum through December 31, 2020, by subscribing to the new CE Passport.

As one of the only medical schools in the nation founded by a grassroots effort from the local community, Eastern Virginia Medical School EVMS is committed to addressing our communitys most pressing health needs through our educational, research, and clinical programs. The Edward E. Brickell Medical Sciences Library EVMS Library shares in this commitment and believes that an Community Engagement Project award aligns with our vision.

Medical Library Association CE passport

Darien Library proposes the creation of 11 Graphic Medicine Book Club Kits, modeled after those offered by NNLM NER. The Librarys Strategic Plan challenges us to connect our patrons discreetly with experts and information to improve our communitys well-being. Graphic Medicine Book Club Kits will allow us to purchase graphic novels that speak to the health and wellness needs of the community, provide readers with reliable health information from the National Institutes of Health, and spark further discussions on these health topics within the community.