Spring Award Recipients

Posted by nwsoadmin on July 7th, 2014 Posted in: News From NNLM PNR

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In addition to recently announced recipients for Medical Library Pilot Projects, and Express Outreach Awards, the NN/LM PNR congratulates other Spring 2014 award recipients in these award categories, as follows.

Two network member organizations received Health Disparities Information Outreach awards aimed at increasing awareness of health disparities and the National Library of Medicine’s resources.

Project Title: Somali Cultural Profile Health Disparities Information Project
Project Manager: Christine Wilson Owens, EthnoMed Program Supervisor, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Summary: Update and enhance the Somali Cultural Profile and create a new Somali Community Resources page on the Ethnomed website to keep the already widely used resource relevant to the current cultural and health experience of Somali immigrants in Seattle (and beyond), with the aim of reducing health disparities.

Project Title: Increasing Health Disparity and Resource Awareness at Tuality Healthcare utilizing Teatro Milagro (a theatre presentation) as a medium for change
Project Manager: Judith Hayes, Library Services Manager, Tuality Healthcare, Hillsboro, OR
Summary: Collaborate with Teatro Milagro in bringing a unique theater-based interactive presentation to create dialog and foster self-reflection in the areas of cultural diversity and health disparities. The goals of the project are to: Increase awareness of health disparities in Western Washington County (Tuality Healthcare’s service area); increase awareness of available resources to help address health and cultural disparity issues at Tuality Healthcare; and to improve the level of understanding between staff and clients of different cultural backgrounds.

Two network member organizations received Health Information Services awards to promote the value of health information services.

Project Title: FD CARES Community Education Outreach
Project Manager: Laura Morris, City of Tacoma, Fire Department, Tacoma, WA
Summary: To create supplemental materials to enhance current chronic illness education program for residents and staff at local Tacoma care facilities.

Project Title: Building a Healthier Community in Western Washington County through improving knowledge of health resources
Project Manager: Judith Hayes, Library Services Manager, Tuality Health Information Resource Center, Hillsboro, OR
Summary: Tuality Health Information Resource Center and the Tuality Community Education Department will increase the visibility of both departments in the community by providing reliable health information at local health fairs and community events, and working with local school health teachers and parish nurses.

Last, but not least, one Technology Improvement Award was made:

Project Title: Kalispell Regional Hospital Patient Portal Education Access
Project Manager: Heidi Sue Adams, Lead Medical Librarian, Kalispell Regional Medical Center Library, Kalispell, MT
Summary: To provide access points (in-hospital computers and mobile devices) to patients at KRH—including patient discharge instructions, educational information, health summary information, and translation services. Training will be provided to staff and patients on how to use these new services.

Please note: The above projects were proposed during Spring 2014, and funding was awarded in April. Coming soon will be our announcement of a *new* round of funding opportunities, so stay tuned!