Applications being accepted for the new Partner Outreach Program (POP) for 2021-2026

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 6 office is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the new Partner Outreach Program (POP) for 2021-2026 from Network members in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. History of the Program As the previous NNLM Greater Midwest Region (GMR), the Regional Medical Library located at the University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, supported outreach efforts throughout the Region with the Partner Outreach Library (POL) program during the 2016-2021 grant. Academic health sciences libraries in each of the former ten states committed to perform health information outreach on behalf of the GMR. This very successful program provided health information outreach to public libraries, schools, community- and faith-based organizations, as well as unaffiliated health care providers–reaching thousands of participants throughout the grant. What is POP? The purpose of the NNLM Region 6 Partner Outreach Program 2021-2026 is to support health equity by providing health information access throughout Region 6 by the formation and practice of the Partner Outreach Program (POP). POP objectives include the following: Provide health information resources and training to underserved and underrepresented groups, including tribal communities and institutions, that are priority populations of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Act as ambassadors for NNLM s...
Source: The Cornflower - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tags: Blog From the GMR News from the Region Outreach Partner Outreach Libraries Public Health Public Libraries Source Type: news