American Heart Association Rural Midwest Library Grant
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Tim Nikolai
tim.nikolai@heart.org
The American Heart Association Rural Midwest Library Grant will provide funding for rural libraries to leverage community assets to help address health challenges such as high blood pressure, nutrition insecurity, cardiovascular disease, and tobacco use.
Opportunities include, but are not limited to:
- Empowering patrons to check their own blood pressure in or through the library, including a referral to a local clinic partner for more assistance
- Systematically identifying/referring to resources, patrons facing nutrition insecurity or helping provide/support enhanced access to accessible nutritious food
- Fostering CPR training and cardiac emergency response planning in the community
- Identifying/referring to resources, patrons facing tobacco dependency
Eligible applicants are libraries located in rural communities within the midwest region.
Up to $1500
Complete the online application. Email Tim Nikolai for additional information.
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