National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest (Region 3)

 描述（由申请人提供）：本提案描述了爱荷华大学哈丁健康科学图书馆 (HLHS) 将如何协助国家医学图书馆网络 (NN/LM)，这是国家医学图书馆 (NLM) 的一个项目，其使命是通过以下方式推动医学进步和改善公众健康：1) 为所有美国卫生专业人员提供平等获取生物医学信息的机会，2) 改善公众获取信息的机会，使他们能够做出明智的决定关于他们的健康。哈丁图书馆位于大中西部地区 (GMR)，计划利用领导力、合作伙伴关系和创新作为网络的支柱，成为网络中最大和最多样化的地区之一的地区医学图书馆。 RML 将积极让网络成员通过培训和奖励来支持其使命。 GMR 包括十个州：爱荷华州、伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、肯塔基州、密歇根州、明尼苏达州、北达科他州、俄亥俄州、南达科他州和威斯康星州。大中西部地区的所有州在城市和农村社区都有大大小小的贫困和医疗服务不足的地区。借助美国人口普查局和卫生资源和服务管理局 (HRSA) 的工具，我们现在可以深入到州内的县，帮助我们识别经济和医疗服务不足的地区，并在我们的外展活动中瞄准这些社区，以改善他们获取健康和医疗信息的机会。我们要求在 5 年内为该提案筹集 650 万美元。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):This proposal describes how the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences (HLHS), University of Iowa will assist the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) with its mission of advancing the progress of medicine and improving the health of the public by: 1) providing all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information and, 2) improving the public's access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health. Located within the Greater Midwest Region (GMR), the Hardin Library proposes to serve as the Regional Medical Library for one of the largest and most diverse regions in the Network using leadership, partnerships and innovations as the backbone of the network. The RML will actively involve network members in supporting the mission through training and awards. The GMR includes ten states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. All states in the Greater Midwest Region have pockets large and small of poverty and medically underserved areas in both urban and rural communities. With tools from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) we can now drill down to counties within states to help us to identify those areas that are economically and medically underserved and to target these communities in our outreach in order to improve their access to health and medical information. We are requesting $6.5 million over a 5-year period for this proposal.