NNLM Region 5 Annual Report, 2024

Posted by Emily Hamstra on May 14th, 2024 Posted in: News from NNLM Region 5
Tags: NNLM Region 5

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On April 30, 2024, the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 5 wrapped up the third year of our 5-year program. Over the last year, Region 5 staff nurtured relationships built in the pervious two years, leading to innovative collaborations with member organizations; a successful awards & funding program; and continued programs and learning opportunities that are valued by members.

By the Numbers

• Funded 23 awards, totaling $90,417.
• Maintained 831 total members, including 28 new members.
• Supported 30 NLM Traveling Exhibits in the Region.
• Shared information about NLM resources and NNLM projects through 13 conference presentations, 6 exhibits, 2 column articles, and 1 site visit.
• Taught 20 NNLM classes, addressing consumer health; health misinformation; health disparities/health equity; NLM resources; and telehealth.
• Top webinar: Environmental Health Literacy: An Engaged Framework for Understanding and Action, had 346 registrants, 177 attendees, and 123 recording views.

Key Accomplishments

• Created 7 plain language video tutorials about MedlinePlus for community health workers, in collaboration with a member organization in Oregon, The Next Door. The tutorials have over 600 cumulative views on YouTube.
• Led the planning and marketing of the Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series, which had 9 events and 2,020 total registrants.
• Celebrated Cathy Burroughs’s retirement, and welcomed a new Executive Director, Kathryn Vela.

Top Programs & Activities

• Hosted 2 Library Carpentry Workshops, with 41 attendees overall.
• Provided access to the film Laboring with Hope to 8 members to prompt discussions about maternal health disparities and share reliable health information.
• Organized regionally relevant webinars on homelessness and food insecurity through the PNC-MLA Health Equity and Diversity Speaker Series.
• Led the development of three new modules for the Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Level 2.
• Partnered with the Hawaii Pacific Chapter of MLA to circulate NLM’s retired Native Voices exhibit in Hawaii.
• Mentored students and new professionals through a capstone project with University of Washington iSchool students to create NNLM’s new DEIA Guide; a practicum for a NLM Associate Fellow; and an internship with a San Jose State University student.

 

Thank you to the NNLM Region 5 staff and members for an excellent year!