Bridging the Divide

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Bridging the Divide

• Funding Opportunities Through
• NLM
• AMIA May 30, 2003

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NLM Strategy for Addressing Health Disparities

• NLM has a broad variety of resource and research
  programs related to use of information technology
  to improve access of consumers to useful health
  information
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov

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Some Ad Hoc Funded Programs(not grant programs
in usual sense)

• Explore use of information technology to help
  patients manage their diabetes
• Improve access to HIV/AIDS information
• Work with HBCUs to disseminate information about
  environmental hazards
• Improve Internet infra-structure for
  Native-Americans and Alaska Natives
• Provide funds to facilitate access to health
  information through the Internet
• Note MedlinePlus intended for consumers, is in
  English and Spanish

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Grants Funded By Regional Medical LibrariesNLM
Funds

• Internet connections to health information
• User training
• Considerable local variation
• Check periodically for announcements on
• http//nnlm.gov (not listed in NIH Guide)
• Application must be to individual RML

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NLMs Regional Medical Libraries
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NLM Grant Programshttp//www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/ext
ramural.html

• Internet Access to Digital Libraries (IADL)
• 45,000 plus 8,000 for each additional
  participant
• Examples
• 4-States InfoSystem Health Information Network
• Internet Connection for Alaska rural public
  health clinics
• Distribution of a Primary Care Office Information
  System
• CINID A model disability information network
• Hawaii Access to Computerized Health (HATCH)

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NLM Grant ProgramsInformation Systems

• Up to 150,000 p.a. for up to 3 years
• More complex systems
• More complex goals
• Usually more complex organizations
• Examples
• Reo Arriba Family Care Network New Mexico
• Mental Health Information Network of Metro,
  Boston
• FactLine Health Facts About the Poor and
  Underserved-Meharry

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NLM Grant ProgramsResearch Grants

• (Process, review and conditions for NLM research
  grants conform to all NIH procedures)
• Average 350,000 Direct Average Length 3.5 years
• Examples of R01 grants relevant to digital
  divide
• Medical Vocabulary Support for Patients- Brigham
• Computer Info, Support Platform Impact--Breast
  Cancer
• (Georgia Tech)
• Customized Computer Support - Home Care Of CABG
  Patients -University Of Wisconsin