National Library of Medicine NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ◊ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Projects Eatontown, NJ April 8, 2013 Disaster Information Management Research Center Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine
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National Library of Medicine
NATIONAL 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
National Library of Medicine
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ◊ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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
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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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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ◊ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
2011-12 Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Projects
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ◊ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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
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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
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.