2014-2015 Objectives

2014-2015 Program objectives covering the period of May 1, 2014 - April 30, 2015

An Overview of BHIC Subscribers and Content

Between September and October 2013, the BHIC blog posted a questionnaire for readers to fill out. The purpose of the questionnaire was to get a better understanding of who was reading and subscribing to the blog and the content they wanted to see posted to the blog. There were 403 subscribers to the Digest when the questionnaire was sent. The questionnaire was posted to the blog and sent through the Digest three times. There were 105 responses. The original questionnaire has been included as Appendix A

2015-2016 Objectives

2015-2016 Program objectives covering the period of May 1, 2015 - April 30, 2016

Patient Education in Navajo Country

TC4C Community-Based Partnerships Project funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region for the period of June 1, 2010 – April 30, 2011. Proposal submitted by Donna Jensen, Principal Investigator, Utah Navajo Health System.By providing better educational information to women, it is estimated that this project will help the 584 patients and 1900 patients currently dealing with the effects of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, respectively, in the UNHS service area. This will be accomplished by providing educational material in audio format (CD) which will be given to each patient. This information will be translated from English to Navajo for those patients that do not speak English or are more comfortable receiving health care information in Navajo

Using the “Information Rx” Process to Refer Adults and Parents of Children with Metabolic Conditions to the Genetics Home Reference Web Site for Health Information

Genetics Home Reference Project - University of Utah, Department of Biomedical InformaticsThe focus of this evaluation is the Health Information Rx Program for Newborn Screening and Related Genetic Disorders. This program encourages physicians to direct the parents of newborns with metabolic conditions identified by screening to the Genetics Home Reference (GHR) Web site (http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/). The project involves a pilot project and feasibility study to: a) intervene and provide an information prescription to all parents of Utah newborns who are screened and receive a positive diagnosis of a metabolic condition, b) intervene to urge affected parents to use Genetics Home Reference in order to learn more about their child’s metabolic condition; c) evaluate the impact of both interventions and, d) determine if the pilot is a possible prelude to a regional or national expansion of the proposed interventions

Spanish Peaks Library Health & Wellness Initiative

Project funded as a Continuity of Health Information Award by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region for the period of April 15, 2009 – October 15, 2010. Proposal submitted by Monica Birrer , Principal Investigator, from Spanish Peaks Public Library, Walsenburg, Colorado.The Spanish Peaks Library in conjunction with the Las Animas-Huerfano Counties District Health Department (LAHCDHD) will implement a health & wellness initiative program for the citizens of Huerfano County. This program will include a health station at the library, which will help citizens of Huerfano County, facilitate access to healthcare related issues. With this access, our community can become better educated about their own health and well being. The use of media will be implemented by including healthcare books, magazines, educational videos, and posters. These materials will be available for use, and a new topic will be displayed monthly. Through these materials being available for public use, the community of Huerfano County will be empowered to take charge of their health and to be more attentive at healthcare visits and ask questions. Most importantly, it will enable the population to have a better understanding of their individual disease processes and treatment, so they can live a longer, healthier life and contribute to this community

Gallup Indian Medical Center Grand Rounds

TC4C Community-Based Partnerships Project funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region for the period of June 1, 2010 – April 30, 2011. Proposal submitted by Gary J. Vaughn MD, Principal Investigator, from Gallup Indian Medical Center.As the largest Indian Health Service hospital in New Mexico serving the largest land-based tribe in the country, a partnership between the Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC) and the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC) is a natural. In assisting GIMC with the Grand Rounds project, HSLIC will be helping providers in a medically-underserved region. In turn GIMC can be a source of information on native health issues and disparities. The library will be facilitating the Grand Rounds series by allowing for the purchase of a new laptop for the presentations and training for the provider staff in finding health information. Evaluation of the training will be done using the library’s instructional evaluation form. Future activities could include support for education and information support

Hardrock Family Walking Club

TC4C Community-Based Partnerships Project funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region for the period of June 1, 2010 – April 30, 2011. Proposal submitted by Germaine Simonson , Principal Investigator, from Hardrock Council on Substance AbuseWe would like to present the “Hardrock Family Walking Club” for funding consideration from TC4C Community-Based Partnership Project for the amount of $10,000.00. The walking program will begin July 7, 2008 and end September 14, 2008. Participants will be encouraged to walk 1-mile per day and a community walking day will be scheduled bi-weekly in different parts of the community. Each site’s activities will include a presentation of Native food prepared by the host, a 1-mile/2 mile walk or run, and a 20 minute reading of the book, “You, on a diet” by Dr. Oz. Following each session we would like to have a discussion among the group on the activities and readings that were presented for the day. Finally, we will be using Global Positioning Systems (GPS), as a scavenger hunt tool to create support systems through cooperative games. The program will be free of charge and open to anyone from birth to the elderly

Changing the Face of Medicine – A Kansas City Academic Medical Library/Community Celebration

Project funded as an Express Outreach Award by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region for the period July 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009. Proposal submitted by Amrita Burdick, Principal Investigator, from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.The ALA/NLM traveling exhibition, “Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians”, was held in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area from October 3 to November 11, 2009. The exhibit goals were to celebrate the successes of women in medicine and science and to encourage health career paths for young females. The exhibit was sponsored by four local academic medical libraries and housed in the Archie Dykes Library at the University of Kansas Medical Center. This broad library support provided an excellent opportunity to highlight the contribution of libraries and information access to health care

St. Luke’s Hospital Library Advocacy

Project funded as a Continuity of Health Information Award by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region for the period of February 15, 2010 – February 28, 2011. Proposal submitted by Karen Wiederaenders, Principal Investigator, from Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City.The project will focus on the information needs of physicians, researchers, nurses, nurse educators, nursing students and other clinical personnel such as nutritionists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, etc. at Saint Luke’s Health System. The method of inquiry will be surveys (print, electronic, and telephone) and focus groups of key user groups. In the initial phase of the project we anticipate that the survey will garner information about the information needs and habits of our current and potential users. The survey will raise awareness about the library throughout the health system