Outstanding Public Library/Public Health Partnership Awards

Awards will be offered by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region to recognize public libraries that have had successful public library/public health partnerships involving health information. Recipients will receive a $200 cash award or gift. Nomination Requirements and Eligibility: • Public library must be an Affiliate or Full Network Member of the NN/LM, MCR. Not a member? Join today, it’s FREE http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/network/index.html. • Partnership must be between a public library and a public health entity. An entity encompasses those organizations whose focus is to protect and improve the health of a community through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. • Nominations must demonstrate the success of the partnership • Self-nominations are encouraged Examples of outstanding partnerships can include, but are not limited to: • Partnerships to improve access to health information for underserved/vulnerable populations • Partnerships to provide access to health information before/during/after a disaster or emergency (i.e. natural disaster, pandemic, man-made disaster) • Partnerships to benefit the overall library communities access to health information • Partnerships to conduct innovative health information outreach programs Nomination Process: • A summary of the public library/public health partnership supporting success with anecdotes or evidence • Do not exceed four typed pages or 1,000 words (double-spaced; minimum 12-point type size) • Provide complete contact information, including name, address, phone/fax number and e-mail address of the nominee and nominator • Nominations should be submitted in MS Word and sent via email to Dana Abbey @ dana.abbey@ucdenver.edu• Questions? Please contact Dana Abbey toll free at 1-800-338-7657, select option 1, then option 2, then option 3 Nominations must be received by: March 16, 2011 Award recipients will be notified by: April 16, 2011 2010 Outstanding Public Library/Public Health Partnership Award Recipients: • The Lawrence Public Library/Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department/Coalition Together Prepared Partnership – Kansas • The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library/Washburn Mobile Health Clinic Partnership – Kansas • The Salt Lake County Library Services /South Main Clinic Partnership – Utah • The Laramie County Library System/Wyoming Department of Health, Community and Rural Health Division – Maternal and Family Health Section Partnership – Wyoming Dana Abbey, MLS Consumer Health Coordinator dana.abbey@ucdenver.edu National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region University of Colorado Denver-Health Sciences Library Anschutz Medical Campus Mail Stop A003, 12950 East Montview Blvd. Aurora, Colorado 80045 Office: 303-724-2110, Fax: 303-724-2166 Toll Free 1-800-338-7657, select option 1, then option 2, then option 3 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/