Provide Outreach
The NN/LM equips and encourages Network members to extend their services and expertise to groups, institutions, and individuals beyond their traditional reach. The goal of our outreach programs is to expand partnerships and implement activities with members and other organizations to improve awareness of and access to health information resources for health professionals, the public health workforce, and members of the public.
Our Outreach Priorities
To create permanent and sustainable partnerships and programs for outreach to target populations within the four states for the priority areas agreed upon by the RAC in 2007:
- identified target groups are seniors, Hispanic populations, faith-based organizations, and low income/literacy populations;
- partner priorities are the target unaffiliated health professionals, senior centers, nonprofit organizations, schools, and public health departments;
- unaffiliated health professionals are nursing/long term care professionals, private practice physicians, nurse practitioners, public health departments, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (health clinics for the underserved);
- health disparity priorities are diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer, STDs/HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, asthma, uninsured, and low health literacy.
Also see our narratives and reports in our Plans and Reports section.
What NN/LM Can Do For You
- Provide consultation and support for you to collaborate with agencies in your community to provide health information services. Contact Us for more information.
- Help you plan and evaluate your outreach efforts with resources and training from the Outreach Evaluation Resource Center.
- Offer training and professional development opportunities so you can update your skills and learn new techniques in providing health information using NLM resources.
- See the schedule of classes offered by the National Training Center and Clearinghouse.
- Request us to teach a class for your group.
- Exhibit at your next meeting or event.
- Fund your health information outreach projects:
- Apply for an award
- View other NN/LM-funded projects.
- Find more information about funding for health information outreach projects.
What You Can Do For Others
- Identify target audiences for your outreach efforts. Examples include:
- Underserved/underrepresented groups
- Community- and faith-based organizations
- Health professionals
- Consumers
- Seniors
- Multilingual patrons
- Public libraries
- Public health organizations
- Offer presentations and training sessions about health information issues in your community. You can use NN/LM curricula, materials created by other Network members, or create your own.
- Participate in training and educational opportunities, including the NTCC Educational Clearinghouse.
- Apply for funding to support your health information outreach programs.
- Find more information about funding for health information outreach projects.
- Order promotional materials, such as information cards, brochures, and pens, that highlight NLM resources.
- Exhibit at community health fairs or professional conferences to promote NLM's resources as well as your own projects and services. Funding may be available.
For more information about providing outreach, please contact Arpita Bose, Outreach and Communications Coordinator, at arpita.bose@library.med.nyu.edu or 212-263-4176.
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