2016 Joint Midwest & Midcontinental Chapters/MLA Annual Meeting
Can a Project Blossom with Seed Money?
Sunday, October 23, 2016 – 1:45PM
Presenter: Dana Abbey, MLS
Community Engagement Coordinator
Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado
Objective
Determine if providing seed monies (up to $1,500) would
encourage or enhance collaborative projects involving health and/or science information between a library and a K-12 entity.
Would funding produce projects that could serve as models for
other organizations?
Methods
A call for proposals was issued asking applicants to describe:
– Proposed project and collaborators – Three project objectives
– Method of project evaluation – Budget
Seven applications were received, six projects were selected, five projects were funded.
– Funder and awardee signed MOU
– Awardees submitted quarterly and final reports
Health and Wellness PSAs: Longmont High School, CO
Project Goals
– Students will demonstrate the ability to create a persuasive public service announcement using iMovie to inform peers about relevant and
timely health and wellness issues.
– Students will utilize reliable resources to learn about their health and wellness PSA topics.
Impact:
• Students were more engaged – they were able practice
techniques rather simply listen to a lecture.
Budget:
$1,250.00.
Outreach Stats:
110 participants.
Health and Wellness PSAs: Longmont High School, CO
Literacy for Life: Teaming Up for Healthy Kids and Communities - National Jewish Health, CO
Project Goals
– Empower the students of Morgridge Academy (grades 5-8) to ask meaningful and answerable health related questions of interest to each
student.
– Teach students how to critically appraise the health information they find on the Internet for the purpose of finding good evidence to support decision-making.
– Foster additional health literacy with a project shared in the student’s community of choice.
The community is defined by the student and could include a church group, school classroom, family, etc.
Impact:
• Students with chronic conditions have tools to support lifelong health literacy skills.
Budget:
$0.00
Outreach Stats:
• 2 trainings and student
presentation event conducted in a 4-week period.
• 60 participants.
Literacy for Life: Teaming Up for Healthy Kids and Communities - National Jewish Health, CO
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Having Fun With Health: Red Feather Community Library, CO
Project Goals
– Develop and implement health-related school programming for K-5 students.
– Students will learn to develop core strength, focus, flexibility, problem solving, and calming the nervous system.
– Students will learn to work as a team and develop communication skills.
Impact:
• Ability to provide fun and engaging after-school
programming for a remote mountain community.
Budget:
$1.049.00.
Outreach Stats:
• 3 afterschool programs in a 3- week period.
• 41 participants.
Having Fun With Health: Red Feather Community Library, CO
Connecting Kids and Health Information: A.T. Still Memorial Library, MO
Project Goals
– Increase awareness on how to assess and use online health information.
– Increase visibility of authoritative health information resources.
– Bridge connections between A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU), NEMO Heart Health Corporation (NHH), and William Matthew
Middle School (WMMS) in Northeast Missouri, the partners on this project.
Impact:
• Developed tools for explaining complex ideas for appropriate learning levels.
Budget:
$1,500.00.
Outreach Stats:
159 6 th graders.
Connecting Kids and Health Information: A.T. Still Memorial Library, MO
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