The field of librarianship has a history of involvement in patient education, general literacy and information literacy efforts. This history and prominent placement in communities make libraries and librarians an excellent resource in advancing health literacy practice and research. This chapter provides an overview of health literacy and health information literacy efforts in US libraries ove...

The authors provide examples of sports-based youth development programs and offer information about program mission and vision, program design and content, evaluation results, and program sustainability. The four sports-based youth development programs presented are Harlem RBI, Tenacity, Snowsports Outreach Society, and Hoops & Leaders Basketball Camp. These programs serve diverse audiences wit...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)1 laid the groundwork for a substantial increase in the number of people who have access to health insurance through Medicaid expansion or health insurance marketplaces.2 During the first openenrollment season, states used a variety of strategies to reach out to and enroll newly eligible people. Typically, federal and state funding was used to...

Promotores are community lay health workers, who provide outreach and services to Latinos. Little research on the promotores programs exists and the focus of this article is to identify the challenges faced by community-based nonprofits when implementing promotores programs. To explore this type of program telephone interviews were conducted with ten promotores academic experts and nonprofit ex...

BACKGROUND Few studies describe system-level challenges or facilitators to implementing population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening outreach programs. Our qualitative study explored viewpoints of multilevel stakeholders before, during, and after implementation of a centralized outreach program. Program implementation was part of a broader quality-improvement initiative. METHODS During ...

"Anatomy and Pathology Workshop" is a cadaver-based outreach program that models medical education to large groups of high school students. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of this program on students' knowledge of anatomy and interest in biomedical science. A total of 144 high school students participated in the workshop in 2015. Preworkshop and postworkshop assessments were admi...

K-12 STEM Outreach. [6] Build the tech pipeline by showing up and supporting our programs for precollege students. Bridge Scholars Program [7] Edison Lecture Series [8] Move Forward Program [9] Curriculum. [10] Partner with Texas ECE in bringing the latest technologies, equipment, and teaching tools to the classroom. Capstone Design Overview [11] Continuing Education [12] Equipment and Software...

K-12 STEM Outreach. [6] Build the tech pipeline by showing up and supporting our programs for precollege students. Bridge Scholars Program [7] Edison Lecture Series [8] Move Forward Program [9] Curriculum. [10] Partner with Texas ECE in bringing the latest technologies, equipment, and teaching tools to the classroom. Capstone Design Overview [11] Continuing Education [12] Equipment and Software...

K-12 STEM Outreach. [6] Build the tech pipeline by showing up and supporting our programs for precollege students. Bridge Scholars Program [7] Edison Lecture Series [8] Move Forward Program [9] Curriculum. [10] Partner with Texas ECE in bringing the latest technologies, equipment, and teaching tools to the classroom. Capstone Design Overview [11] Continuing Education [12] Equipment and Software...

K-12 STEM Outreach. [6] Build the tech pipeline by showing up and supporting our programs for precollege students. Bridge Scholars Program [7] Edison Lecture Series [8] Move Forward Program [9] Curriculum. [10] Partner with Texas ECE in bringing the latest technologies, equipment, and teaching tools to the classroom. Capstone Design Overview [11] Continuing Education [12] Equipment and Software...