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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Littrell Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 8:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [syscon-tx] FW: NCLIS News Release: NCLIS Announces 2006 HealthAwards State Winners FYI - congratulations to the Texas winner - I encourage libraries to consider this type of program for their library and also to consider entering the contest next year Deborah Littrell -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kim Miller Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: NCLIS News Release: NCLIS Announces 2006 Health Awards State Winners News Release Contact: Information Officer 1 202 606 9200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Immediate Release NCLIS Announces 2006 Health Awards State Winners Washington, DC USA, March 24, 2006-The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) today announced the state winners for the 2006 NCLIS Health Information Awards for Libraries. The Awards are designed to encourage library programs that address one or more of the following: dietary choices; exercise; smoking cessation; alcohol and/or drug abuse prevention or cessation; immunizations and health screenings; and improved health literacy, that is, the ability to understand and make use of health information. In each state, a panel of judges selected the state winners based on how well the program encouraged lifestyle improvement among the target population, the program's adaptability, collaboration with other community organizations, and how successfully the program was able to reach out to people with low information literacy skills. Most of the winning programs have partners and collaborators who contribute significantly to fulfilling their mission. The names of the primary libraries/information delivery programs and organizations are: Alaska Kenai Community Library Arizona (tie) Operation Health Outreach, Glendale Public Library Arizona (tie) Get Real, Get Fit!, Tempe Public Library Arkansas Patient Education Resources Center, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System California Pacific College of Oriental Medicine Library Colorado Community Breast Cancer Resource Center, Pikes Peak Library District Connecticut Healthnet: Connecticut Consumer Health Network, Lyman Maynard Stowe Library, University of Connecticut Health Center Delaware Sussex County Consumer Health Library Program, The Delaware Academy of Medicine District of District of Columbia Public Library Columbia Florida Healthy Connections, Orange County Library System Idaho Get Real, Get Fit!, Portneuf District Library Illinois Project Healthy, Alliance Library System and partners Indiana Healthy Living, Whitewater Valley Community Library District Iowa Patients' Library, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Kansas JoCoHealth.net, Johnson County Library Kentucky Olive Hill Adult Learning Center/Library Louisiana Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Library Maryland Healthy Lifestyles Observance Program, Union Memorial Hospital Medical Library Massachusetts Access to Community Health Resources, Treadwell Library, Massachusetts General Hospital Michigan Taking Life in Stride, Plymouth District Library Minnesota Minnesota Prevention Resource Center Mississippi Consumer Health Education Center, Rowland Medical Library, University of Mississippi Medical Center Montana North Valley Hospital Planetree Community Health Resource Library Nevada Las Vegas Clark County Library District New Jersey University Libraries of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Mexico Border Health Information and Education Network, New Mexico State University Library New York CLIC on Health for Seniors, Rochester Regional Library Council North Dakota Library of the Health Sciences, University of North Dakota Ohio NetWellness, University of Cincinnati and partners Oklahoma Health Information Center, Saint Francis Health System Pennsylvania Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center South Carolina REACH 2010 Charleston and Georgetown Diabetes Coalition's Library Partnership South Dakota Health Connect of South Dakota Tennessee Health Information Center, Memphis Public Library Texas Cancer Resource Library, Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital Utah GoLocalUtah and partners Vermont Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont Virginia Community Outreach Information Network, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries Washington Community Health Library, Kittitas Valley Community Hospital West Virginia Health Information Center, Charleston Area Medical Center Wisconsin John & Nettie Mooney Health Resource Center, Gundersen Lutheran Health System Although these states did not submit an entry, their state librarians would like to recognize the following libraries' health information programs: Maine Central Maine Medical Center, Health Sciences Library Nebraska McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center Oregon PeaceHealth Oregon Region Eugene Public Library On behalf of the Commission, Dr. Beth Fitzsimmons, Chairman, extends her hearty congratulations to every one of these state winners! ABOUT NCLIS The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) is a permanent, independent agency of the Federal government charged by Public Law 91-345 to advise the President and Congress on national and international library and information policies, to appraise and assess the adequacies and deficiencies of library and information resources and services, and to develop overall plans for meeting national library and information needs. # # # ********************** Kim Miller US NCLIS 1800 M Street NW, Suite 350 N. Tower Washington
