Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Projects

National Library of MedicineNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ◊ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Disaster Health Information Outreachand Collaboration Projects

Eatontown, NJApril 8, 2013

Disaster Information Management Research CenterSpecialized Information ServicesNational Library of Medicine


Outreach Projects

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Goal: improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for the disaster health workforce

Partnerships between a library and an organization with disaster-related responsibilities.

Seven projects each year: 2011-12, 2012-13

Based on success of pilot projects: 2008-10


Partnerships

Partnerships are across the United States and in rural, urban, and suburban settings. They include:

Public, university, and hospital libraries Health departments Professional associations University disaster and emergency research centers Hospital alliances

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2011-12 Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Projects

7 proposals awarded in Summer 2011

One year; $15,000 – 30,000

http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/2011disasteroutreachawards.html

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2011-12 Projects

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American Academy of Pediatrics with Univ. of Illinois /Chicago Lib. of the Health Sciences

Health Sciences Library, University of Alabama with Institute for Rural Health Research

Inova Fairfax Hospital Health Sciences Library with Northern Virginia Hospital Alliance

Kanawha-Charleston Health Department with WV School of Osteopathic Medicine

Marshall County Health Department with Marshall County Public Library

Monroe County Department of Public Health with Rochester Public Library, Arnett Branch

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library with Center for Disaster Medicine


2012-13 Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Projects

7 proposals awarded in Summer 2012

One year; $15,000 – 30,000


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2012-13 Projects

Arkansas Dept. of Health in partnership with the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Library

University of Miami, Louis Calder Memorial Library with University of Miami, William Lehman Research Center for the Department of Surgery

Southeastern Regional Medical Center (Lumberton, NC) with the Robeson County Dept. of Public

Health, Robeson County Emergency Management, and Lumberton Emergency Management Western Maryland Area Health Education Center Learning Resource Center (Cumberland) with the

health departments of three counties (Allegany, Garrett and Washington), numerous community organizations, and local colleges

MESH – Managed Emergency Surge for Healthcare, Inc. (Indianapolis) with the Central Indiana Health Sciences Libraries Consortium

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (San Diego) with the Public Health Services, Health and Human Services, County of San Diego

Georgia Health Sciences University, Robert B. Greenblatt, MD Library (Augusta) with the Georgia East Central Health District


University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library with Center for Disaster Medicine

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Brian Bunnett, Univ. of New Mexico Health Sciences librarian, working with Medical Reserve Corps at Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon held March 2012

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/11/a-day-in-the-desert-librarians.html





Monroe County Department of Public Health with Rochester Public Library, Arnett Branch

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Collection of disaster-related books at Arnett Branch Library in Rochester, NY


Health Sciences Library, University of Alabama with Institute for Rural Health Research

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Web page for “West Alabama Disaster Health Information Outreach Project”

http://libraryguides.cchs.ua.edu/content.php?pid=354339





University of Miami, Louis Calder Memorial Library with University of Miami, William Lehman Research Center for

the Department of Surgery

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Kim Loper, University of Miami librarian, teaching WISER at Miami-Dade County Emergency Management Center


Observations…

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Libraries can play a critical role in planning for emergencies: Knowledge of neighborhood Skill in connecting people with reliable information Are viewed as a trusted source of information May have meeting rooms and other resources to meet with

residents Informatics/research/demographic studies, etc. Grantsmanship resources Willingness to partner

Source: Vickie Souve, Monroe County NY Dept. of Public Health, 2013


Lunch with the Middle Atlantic Region RML

Emergency Preparedness Projects and Activities / February 2013 Recording https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p31579981/Transcript http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/lunch2_feb2013.pdfPresentation http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/lunch_feb2013.pdf

Vickie Souve, Monroe County Department of Public Health, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Rochester, NY

Description: Vickie gave a brief report on the NLM demonstration project she completed in partnership with the Rochester Public Library’s Arnett Branch. She then discussed the importance of not just teaching people about preparedness, but about moving the community towards a state of readiness and how local libraries and response organizations might work together to do this.

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https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p31579981/



http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/lunch2_feb2013.pdf



http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/lunch_feb2013.pdf

http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/lunch_feb2013.pdf


About Applying

Funding for 2013 will be announced on the DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB listserv. To subscribe: http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dimrclistserv.html

Link to funding solicitation http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterinfofunding.html

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http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dimrclistserv.html



http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterinfofunding.html




Siobhan [email protected]

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Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Projects