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May

25

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Back from the Medical Library Association ’18 in Atlanta with stories to share!

Posted by on May 25th, 2018 0 comments

Staff from the office participated in the Medical Library Association (MLA) 2018 meeting in Atlanta this past week, where we met many of our Network members attending, presenting – and dining on Southern specialties such as chicken and waffles and cheesy grits in downtown restaurants. GMR Outreach Specialist, Derek Johnson, presented a poster titled “Transforming… Read More »

Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Conferences and Meetings

May

21

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Funding Awarded to the Ni Mi Way

Posted by on May 21st, 2018 0 comments

The GMR office is thrilled to announce the funding of the Ni Mi Way project at the University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth via our Health Information Outreach award. Project: Description:  Ni Mi Way means “I am well” in the Ojibwe language.  It serves as both an inspiration and potential outcome of the project proposed by the… Read More »

Posted in: Funding, News from the Region

May

18

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Funding Awarded to Ixodes Outreach Project

Posted by on May 18th, 2018 0 comments

  We at the GMR office are pleased to announce that the University of Minnesota-Duluth has been granted a Health Information Outreach award to support their research into Lyme disease. Project Description – The Ixodes Outreach Project is a concerted effort to tackle the emerging epidemic of Lyme disease in the upper Midwest.  Dr. Ben… Read More »

Posted in: Funding, News from the Region

May

16

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Funding Awarded for Digital Health Literacy Workshops

Posted by on May 16th, 2018 0 comments Tags:

The GMR office is excited to announce that Wisconsin Health Literacy (WHL) has been granted a Health Information Outreach Award for its project, Health Online: Finding Information You Can Trust. Background: A recent WHL survey of literacy tutors found that a significant number of their adult students wish they could do better in finding online… Read More »

Posted in: Funding, Success Stories

May

09

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Funding Awarded to Charlevoix Public Library for “Improving Health Awareness Through Access to Quality Health Information”

Posted by on May 9th, 2018 0 comments

I am excited to announce funding for this project led by Susan Kroll! Project Description: This project will load 20 iPads with NLM consumer health information for adults and children. This project is a partnership between the Charlevoix Public Library and the Munson Charlevoix Hospital Education Department. The iPads will be placed in the Library, the… Read More »

Posted in: Funding, Public Libraries

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Grant Number 1UG4LM012346 with The University of Iowa.

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