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| Id | 685 | |
| Author | Funaro M.C., Rojiani R., Norton M.J. | |
| Title | Improving community well-being through collaborative initiatives at a medical library | |
| Reference | Funaro M.C., Rojiani R., Norton M.J.; Improving community well-being through collaborative initiatives at a medical library ;Journal of the Medical Library Association vol:107.0 issue: 3.0 page:425.0 |
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| Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068970626&doi=10.5195%2fjmla.2019.486&partnerID=40&md5=1ee7307bdf44e58b13ec71c3e5a1ecf0 |
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| Abstract | Background: In an increasingly digital age, the role of the library is changing to better serve its community. The authors’ library serves health care professionals who experience high levels of stress due to everyday demands of work or study, which can have negative impacts on physical and mental health. Our library is committed to serving the needs of our community by identifying opportunities to improve their well-being. Case Presentation: Librarians at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University developed a group mindfulness program and a space for self-defined personal care to assist health care professionals in alleviating stress. Surveys were used to evaluate the mindfulness program and self-care space. Conclusions: We successfully implemented two collaborative wellness and self-care initiatives with students and other stakeholders, as demonstrated by program attendance, diverse space use, and positive survey responses for both initiatives. While these endeavors do not replace the need to challenge structural problems at the root of stress in the health care professions, this case report offers a blueprint for other medical libraries to support the well-being of their communities. © 2019, Medical Library Association. All rights reserved. |
Improving community well-being through collaborative initiatives at a medical library. CASE PRESENTATION Librarians at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library wanted to develop concrete ways to help ease stress and improve the well-being of our health care professional community through providing mindfulness activities. In collaboration with Integrative Medicine at Yale and with the help of a Student Wellness Grant from the Wellness Project and the office of the secretary and vice president for student life the first year of the MoMC concluded with a lecture by Judson Brewer an addiction psychiatrist with more than years of combined personal mindfulness training and neuroscience research on mindfulness. Further involvement of multiple groups led to more people feeling invested in participating in and promoting these initiatives. Future surveys may help us elicit this information and identify timing and facilitation styles that suits the needs of all our community members.
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