The Missouri Foundation for Health has launched a statewide initiative on health literacy with three guiding principles:
— Communicate and coordinate efforts with other health organizations in Missouri.
— Educate Missourians about health literacy clearly and in ways that reach as many people as possible.
— Put the consumer first.
Read the complete article at http://tinyurl.com/4so5qd

Applications are now being accepted for LIS Access Midwest Program (LAMP http://www.lisaccess.org). LAMP is a regional alliance involving ten schools and academic libraries. The program employs several approaches to raise awareness of the field and attract promising students from historically and statistically underrepresented populations into studies in library and information science. LAMP provides several opportunities that undergraduate students in their junior/senior year may benefit from; including an annual summer institute, summer internships, peer and professional mentorship and financial support of approximately $ 20,000 for students who pursue a a graduate degree in LIS at one of the schools from the regional alliance.
For 2008/2009 applications and application guidelines please visit: http://www.lisaccess.org/scholars.html Deadline for applying is February 29, 2008. Questions call Amani: 217.265.6416 or email lamp_admin@lis.uiuc.edu
LAMP flier are available at: http://www.lisaccess.org/Documents/wantedflyer.pdf [posted on the American Indian Library Assocation Listserv]

The Wyoming Library Roundup is published through a partnership between the Wyoming State Library, the Wyoming Center for the Book, and the Wyoming Library Association. The Fall 2007 issue foucses on library services for and with Native Americans in Wyoming. http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/roundup/index.html

Several funding opportunities from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health are now available to fund conferences/events. These opportunities are available only in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. These opportunities will fund programs related to:

- Heart Truth (Wear Red Day)
- Mental Health Domestic Violence
- Diabetes/Obesity Prevention

Funds will be distributed on a competitive basis until exhausted. Also, please note that the Period of Performance listed is Feb 2007- September 2008. However, the correct dates are February 2008 - September 30, 2008. http://tinyurl.com/2a8cjq [posted on Kansas Rural Health Information Service (KRHIS)]

I am very excited to be attending the Nebraska Library Commission’s “Thinking Outside the Borders” weeklong workshop. Librarians from Mexico, Central and South America, and from Nebraska will be meeting all week to discuss topics on leadership and international librarianship. I am looking forward to meeting colleagues from Columbia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, El Salvador, and of course Nebraska! Stay tuned!

Hmong National Development (HND) is excited to bring the 13th Hmong National Conference to Denver, Colorado where it was once held in 1998. The 13th Hmong National Conference, to take place at the Marriot Denver City Center on March 27th-30th 2008, will bring together professionals, scholars, community members, youth, and leaders to increase capacity, promote active civic participation, discuss community challenges, and to celebrate community successes. http://www.hndinc.org/index.php?section=1

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region (NN/LM MCR) announces the availability of a Video Production Award for full and affiliate network members. http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/network/ If you are not in the MidContinental Region, find out about funding opportunities for members in your region by going to http://nnlm.gov/funding/#A5

The purpose of the Video Production Award is to assist Network member libraries in the NN/LM MCR that are interested in producing and sharing online videos on topics of interest to other MCR members. The videos may be offered via multiple delivery methods (this may include traditional streaming events, Flash streaming on demand videos on the MCR server or on online services such as YouTube; or video podcasts that are intended for download by members.) The MCR staff will provide training as needed. Awards of up to $2,500 will be given. All full or affiliate MCR network members are eligible for the award. Proposals will be due 09/05/2007. For more information and an application, please visit http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding

Liberty Media Corporation Creates LibertyGives Foundation to Serve Rocky Mountain Region
Deadline: September 30, 2007
Liberty Media Corporation ( http://www.libertymedia.com ), an Englewood, Colorado-based company that owns interests in a broad range of electronic retailing, media, communications, and entertainment businesses, has announced the creation of the LibertyGives Foundation. LibertyGives will distribute funds, based on employee-chosen themes, to charitable organizations within the Rocky Mountain region. Liberty’s employees have decided that LibertyGives will focus its 2007 charitable giving on organizations working to address the prevention, detection, and treatment of medical problems of the Rocky Mountain region’s most vulnerable populations, including the homeless, indigent, and uninsured. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007369/libertymedia

Union Pacific Foundation Offers Funding for Community Programs
Deadline: August 15, 2007
The Union Pacific Foundation accepts grant applications from nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations based in communities served by Union Pacific Railroad. Municipalities located on Union Pacific lines may apply for one-time programs/projects provided the program/project benefits the entire community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007365/up

Concept Papers Due to Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation for Disability Grants Program
Deadline: June 1, annually (Concept Papers)
The mission of the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation ( http://www.meaf.org/ ) is to help young people with disabilities maximize their potential and participation in society. The foundation supports organizations and projects within its mission that address important needs, have broad scope and impact, and demonstrate potential for replication at other sites. A major program emphasis is inclusion: enabling young people with disabilities to have full access to educational, vocational, and recreational opportunities and to participate alongside their non-disabled peers. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007366/meaf

National AIDS Fund Announces Prison Health Pilot Grant Program
Deadline: June 8, 2007
The National AIDS Fund http://www.aidsfund.org/ has announced a pilot grant program to support programs and policy activities that address HIV/AIDS prevention and care, public health, and human rights for individuals and families affected by incarceration. Through this pilot grant round, the fund will award six to ten one-year grants to community-based organizations working within or in collaboration with prisons, jails, or juvenile detention centers on HIV/AIDS prevention and care issues, either in correctional settings or in the community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007370/aidsfund

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Offers Implementation Grants for Healthcare Jobs to Careers Program
Deadline: June 12, 2007
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care grant program will support partnerships to advance and reward the skill and career development of incumbent (currently employed) workers providing care and services on the front lines of our health and healthcare systems. The program seeks to develop and redesign systems that support and institutionalize learning and career advancement and test new models of work-based learning. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007371/rwjf
[posted on RFP Bulletin (May 18, 2007)]

The National Library of Medicine’s DIRLINE (Directory of Health Organizations) now offers an A to Z list of 8,500+ organizations concerned with health and biomedicine:
http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/help/dirline/a2z_A.html DIRLINE can also be searched for specific topics: http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/ [posted on NLM-TOX-ENVIRO-HEALTH-List]

The Center for Multicultural Health website now includes a library of health education materials in many languages to assist health professionals to communicate with people who don’t speak English well. Multilingual resources include brochures, manuals, websites, interactive tutorials and videos. Most library materials can be printed or downloaded directly from the Internet, without requiring mail order. All resources in the library were created by the Utah Department of Health or have been adopted by the Utah Department of Health for local audiences. Visitors can search the library by health topic or by language. The English versions of translated materials are included next to versions in other languages for reference of English-speaking health professionals. Please visit our library at http://www.health.utah.gov/cmh/multilinguallibrary.htm [posted on cmh listserv]

GRANT WRITING TRAINING
MAY 16-17, 2007
–FREE OF CHARGE instruction on forming/developing your 501c(3), building capacity and coalition, accessing government funding and program information, creating a proposal and preparing a competitive grant application. Not HUD specific.
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REGISTRATION: SPACE IS LIMITED! Information on registration for the conference and training will follow. Contact Ms. Janet M. Jacobs, HUD, at (303) 672-5432, with questions.

ROOM RESERVATIONS: A block of rooms is being held at the Best Western Rio Grande Hotel, 400 East Second Avenue, in Durango until March 15. We suggest making reservations early since Durango is a popular tourist destination. Call 1-800-245-4466 and request a room in the “HUD Group Block” at a conference rate of $112/night. Specify if you are a government employee in order to receive the government rate. There are a number of other fine hotels in town including the Holiday Inn, the historic Strater Hotel, and the Best Western Durango Inn.

Visit: http://www.fortlewis.edu/ http://www.hud.gov