Community Engagement Award: Fit & Lit: Health Literacy for Teens and Librarians

Fit & Lit: Health Literacy for Teens and Librarians, will teach Teens living in poverty and experiencing homelessness at Dishman Hills High School healthier lifestyle choices and stronger health literacy skills. Upon completion, students will demonstrate new proficiencies to improve their personal well-being and complete high quality biomedical and healthy living related research. Newly trained library staff will increase their abilities to provide a higher-quality service to library customers in need of health-related resources. Last, library staff will share the project's outcomes and increase awareness of the Research Program with the General Public and the Washington state library community.