Funding Announcement: Help Spread Trustworthy Health Information in Your Community

Region 6 is pleased to announce new funding opportunities for Year 3 of our cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Funding is up to $15,000 per award and application is open through March 31st.
The Health Information Outreach Award is to improve health literacy and increase health equity through engagement and training for health information. The award can be used to support:

Instructional design and training of evidence-based health resources and information for workforce development
Public or consumer outreach and engagement for awareness, evaluation, use, and understanding of credible health information including MedlinePlus or PubMed but not limited to the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine resources
Online health information access and digital literacy skills training.

Learn more and apply here! If you would like to discuss your project before submitting a proposal, please contact Darlene Kaskie, [e-mail].

Below are some upcoming webinars that might be helpful in the application process.
January 26, 2023
Iowa Learns – a free Iowa Libraries Online Conference (ILOC)
Michelle Anderson, Director of Atlantic Public Library, Presentation Better Together
In 2021 Michelle Andersen, the director of Atlantic Public Library, asked Brigham Hoegh, Healthy Cass County coordinator, to collaborate on a grant through the Network of the National Library of Medicine. They will talk about the grant and ho...

Source: The Cornflower - January 20, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Funding health information outreach Source Type: news