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Year 3 Annual Report

Posted in: #CC/Academic List, #Health Interest List, #Health Sciences List, #Public/K-12 List


We here at Region 4, along with our fellow regions across the country, wrapped up Year 3 (May 2023-April 2024) at the end of last month and wanted to share our region’s good work! If you are curious to learn more, NNLM Project Director Martha Meecham shared a region-wide Y3 overview earlier this month.

Region 4 By the Numbers

  • Top class: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library with 271 registrants
  • Awarded $191K to 25 recipients
  • 125 blog posts with 2,741 views
  • 44 newsletter issues with 472 subscribers
  • 1,171 YouTube views
  • 892 Region 4 individuals attended one or more national class offerings
  • 109 member consultations reaching 274 people

Region 4’s Top Activities

  • 32 conference presentations: 11 MLA/MLA chapter and 21 non-MLA presentations reaching 1,632 individuals.
  • Engaged with tribal libraries, including attending meetings/ conferences, listening sessions, and consultations. All R4 states were represented.
  • Hosted five R4 Connections webinars featuring topics ranging from artificial intelligence to rural health totaling 977 registrants.
  • Supported the National Training Program by teaching 15 national courses.
  • Region 4 staff members David Brown and George Strawley co-authored chapters in Health Literacy and Libraries.
  • Partnered with the University of Wyoming, MLA chapters (MCMLA & MWC), and MLA Research Training Institute to host three Data Workshops with The Carpentries.
  • Through the Consumer Health for Library Students program, 14 students received a CHIS certificate. Eight LIS/iSchool programs are participating, with the University of South Florida and Kent State University joining in Y3, for a total of 12 classes offering CHIS certificates.
  • An Emporia State University SLIM student utilized data visualization tools to help us prioritize engagement with professionals working in Medically Underserved Areas.

Region 4 Year 3 infographic summary

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Contact us at:
Network of the National Library of Medicine/NNLM Region 4
University of Utah
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
10 North 1900 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5890
Phone: 801-587-3650
This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, under cooperative agreement number UG4LM012344 with the University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library.

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