Health Literacy

To help build thriving communities, ODL offers opportunities to develop personal and organizational health literacy. As trusted community anchor institutions, libraries are vital in supporting the community’s abilities to access, understand, and utilize health information, which directly impacts health outcomes

ODL's Health Literacy grant provides libraries and literacy organizations across the state opportunities to develop and sustain programming that encourages healthy behaviors and information-gathering for members of their communities. Through funded programs, participants can increase their physical activity, grow and prepare healthy meals, learn about various health topics, and more--the possibilities are as numerous as local librarians' imaginations are wide!

Grant applications open in the mid-year. Stay up-to-date on application windows, grant guidelines, and funding news by subscribing to our newsletter at oklahoma.gov/libraries or visiting Foundant Grants Management. 

Often established with funds from ODL’s health literacy grant, a story trail is a fun and engaging activity for children and their families. Typically, an oversized children’s book is broken down into pages/sections and placed along an outdoor walking path. Families can walk along the path and read the story book with their children.  

Public libraries can support existing story trail and boost health literacy by applying to receive new books and resources. Applications open in the fall. Stay up-to-date on application windows, guidelines, and news by subscribing to our newsletter.

Sign up to join monthly communities of practice meetings that bring together libraries across Oklahoma working to improve health literacy in their communities.

Health literacy projects are funded through health literacy grants to public libraries from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

Questions? Please email statewideprograms@libraries.ok.gov.