**National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region**

**Outreach Subcontract**

**Great Falls Public Library, Great Falls, MT**

**Information Rx for Cascade County Project**

**Period of Performance: January 1, 2007 -- September 30, 2008**

**Subcontract Total: \$** **24,938.00**

**Statement of Work**

Great Falls Public Library will partner with community-based health
organizations, the Great Falls Clinic, and the local public health
jurisdiction to help citizens of Cascade County make more informed
health care decisions. The project will focus on health literacy
improvement and will utilize the National Library of Medicine/American
College of Physicians Information RX program materials. Health literacy
and information skills development trainings will be offered and a
Cascade County Health Commons Website will be developed.

**GOALS**

> **Overall goal:**
>
> To improve access to quality health information for citizens of
> Cascade County.
>
> **Outcomes:**

1.  Improve the health literacy and information skills of community
    members.

2.  Improve health literacy and information seeking behaviors of
    patients at the City-County Health Department and the Great Falls
    Clinic.

3.  Increase awareness and use of the health information resources and
    services of the Great Falls Public Library.

4.  Evaluate the effectiveness of the Information Rx for Cascade County
    project.

**DELIVERABLES**

1.  Each quarter a brief report of the project activities that have
    occurred during that time period is expected. It should include
    summaries regarding any barriers encountered, notable progress made,
    and any interesting findings. Specific anecdotes that illustrate the
    impact of the project are especially welcome. A template for online
    submission of the Quarterly Report will be linked from the NN/LM PNR
    web site. Even if there was no progress on the project in a given
    quarter, please file an explanatory report. Also include the NN/LM
    Outreach Activity Reporting Form for classes, demonstrations, or
    presentations on the project. An Exhibit Reporting Form should be
    completed for any exhibits promoting the project, NN/LM, or the
    National Library of Medicine's products and services. These forms
    will be available on the web.

Reports are due for the following quarters (unless the project is
completed earlier):

> January 2007-March 2007; April 2007-June 2007; July 2007-September
> 2007; October 2007-December 2007; January 2008-March 2008; April
> 2008-June 2008; and July-September 2008.

2.  A final report for the project is also required. It should summarize
    the work performed, problems and barriers encountered, and, most
    importantly, it should discuss the evaluation and impact of the
    project, including methods used for the evaluation and copies of
    evaluation materials or forms. Any materials developed for the
    outreach sessions or classes should accompany the final report in an
    appendix. This should include any materials developed for the
    outreach interventions, any pre- and post-training surveys with a
    summary of the findings, and a final evaluation of the entire
    project. This report may be filed at any time after the project is
    completed but must be submitted to the RML no later than October 31,
    2008.

3.  At least one brief article about the project will be submitted to
    the NN/LM PNR newsletter, the Dragonfly. Recipients of NN/LM funding
    are strongly encouraged to consider publishing results from NN/LM
    funded projects in journals that make their contents freely
    available on the Web.

4.  This is a subcontract (not a grant). Please acknowledge funding as
    follows:

> *Funded by the National Library of Medicine under contract
> N01-LM-6-3506 with the University of Washington.*

**Total amount funded through the NN/LM PNR: \$** **24,938.00**

Money will be disbursed through a purchase order process. The University
of Washington will set up a purchase order for \$ 24,938.00. All
invoices for approved project expenditures must be submitted by Great
Falls Public Library to:

> National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region
>
> Box 357155, University of Washington
>
> Seattle, WA 98195
>
> ATTN: Susan Meyers

Do NOT submit invoices directly to other UW accounting or purchasing
departments. Reimbursements will be made to Great Falls Public Library.
Invoices may be submitted as soon as the money is spent, or no later
than 30 days after completion of the project.

**Period of Performance: January 1, 2007 -- September 30, 2008**

**For: Information Services, Great Falls Public Library**

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**Name and Title Date**

**For: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest
Region**

**University of Washington**

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**Cathy Burroughs, Associate Director Date**