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This guide provides information about services and support that the Health Sciences Library can offer community groups, as well as describes past and present collaborations with them.

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"UVA Health Mobile Care makes healthcare easier by bringing routine care to your neighborhood. We offer a range of services for adults and kids so you and your family can get the care you need in one place — without traveling far."

Learn more about what services the Mobile Health Unit offers on this page.

Kimberley provides trusted health information on timely topics, as well as information on specific patients' needs.

Habitat for Humanity Southwood Community Center 
Every Wednesday, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
(Near the Boys & Girls Club in Southwood)
387 Hickory Street
Charlottesville, VA



These Community Health Stations take place on the first and third Tuesdays of every month, from 5:00PM-7:00PM, at Charlottesville Abundant Life. UVA Health provides fresh produce, health screenings and some fun activities for attendees. Kimberley provides trusted health information on timely topics, and representatives from the Virginia Department of Health often attend, as well.

Visit this link for more information about the CHS in Fifeville.

 

 

The Crozet Cares Closet, a joint ministry of the Crozet Region Interfaith Outreach Council, is "... a pantry that provides personal hygiene & household cleaning products to those in need in our community".

Distribution Day occurs on the first Saturday of each month, from 9:00am-11:00am, at Scott House. 

Kimberley provides trusted health information on timely topics.

For more information, location, and to double-check dates, please visit the CCC's calendar.

 

 

"The One Stop Shop Cville is a community event held at Carver Recreational Center once a month from 12pm-3pm where multiple service providers, ranging from healthcare services to rent relief, come together in order to help individuals returning to the Charlottesville community from incarceration at one central location. The One Stop Shop also serves individuals regardless of incarceration status at no cost to attendees while also providing community, music, and food."

Kimberley provides trusted health information on timely topics.

To find out on which day the event will occur each month, visit the One Stop Cville website and sign up for its newsletter.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

 

 

 

 

Get Better Crozet Community Health Fair

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Claudius Crozet Park, Crozet, VA

"TOTALLY FREE, HERE FOR EVERYONE

  • Health screenings from Sentara Crozet Family Medicine, Augusta Health, and more!

  • Free infant diapers (while supplies last)

  • Touch-a-truck displays for kids

  • JMRL Bookmobile, voter registration, and more!"

 

Kimberley will be there with health information and kids books!

 

 

The CCC logo, which reads, Crozet Cares Closet Supporting Our Neighbors in Need. A Ministry of the Crozet Region Interfaith Outreach Council. It has a teal background, while lettering, and yellow icons of various cleaning and hygiene products.

HSL will attend Distribution Day (Saturday, July 5th, 9:00AM-11:00AM) at the Crozet Cares Closet, bringing health information, coloring pages, and children's books. 

It is not necessary to be a resident of Crozet, as the CCC serves whomever needs help. 

We hope to see you there!

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We'll see you at the Get Better Crozet Community Health Fair on September 14, 2024, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Claudius Crozet Park! We'll bring with us information about Health Sciences Library services that are available to the public, healthy recipes from MedlinePlus, and library- and health-themed buttons. We hope to see you there!

From the article linked above:

"Organizer Nathan Alderman said the fair is designed to connect Crozet residents with the resources and services that directly improve their lives and health. The fair is being sponsored by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Ivy, with space in the pavilions donated by Crozet Park. 

Alderman, who lives in Crozet and is the vice-chair of the Crozet Community Advisory Committee, said he’s become familiar with many of Crozet’s neighborhoods in the course of other volunteer work and has seen firsthand how difficult it is for those with serious health issues to find the resources they need. Whether it’s a chronic condition or a sudden illness or injury, poor health causes a cascade of other difficulties, including losing work and lack of mobility.

Alderman has found that trying to spread more kindness in the world helps him deal with anxiety.  'We all need help sometimes,' he said. 'There shouldn’t be any shame in that. I wanted to put on this health fair to directly connect people in our area who need help with people who could provide it.'"

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Kimberley Barker, Librarian for Belonging & Community Engagement, and Allison Cruise, Liaison to the School of Medicine are excited to attend the Healthy Streets Healthy People event at Washington Park on Saturday, June 29, 2024. They will bring with them information about Health Sciences Library services that are available to the public, healthy recipes from MedlinePlus, and library- and Pride-themed buttons. Allison and Kimberley hope to see you there!

 

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Empowering Non-Profits with AI Hackathon

HSL is pleased to partner with the Center for Civic Innovation to sponsor an upcoming hackathon on 2/1/2024 to benefit local community group Girls on the Run! Please visit Eventbrite to register to participate.


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Empowering Non-Profits with AI Hackathon

Date: 2/1/2024 (planning) and 2/5/24 (build)

Location: Charles L. Brown Science & Engineering Library, McCormick Road, Charlottesville, VA, USA

The UVA Health Sciences Library, Center for Civic Innovation, and Girls on the Run would like to invite you to a unique hackathon with a precise goal:

Objectives:

  • Learn more about Girls on the Run and the capacity issues that face small non-profits seeking to raise money.
  • Brainstorm and develop AI-powered solutions to facilitate grant discovery and writing.

    Who is this for:
  • Anyone interested in small non-profits, grantwriting, and emerging technologies.
  • The second event on 2/5 will be a technical "hackathon" where we build out solutions discussed during the first event.

Agenda:

  • Context of the problem and organization
  • Opportunity for a human-centered technology solution
  • Develop wireframes to support build day on 2/5.

This registration is for our 2/1 event where we'll lay out the problem and work toward a wireframe. No specific technical expertise is required. The 2/5 event will be held downtown and will be strictly for building out the solutions. You do not need to attend both sessions, the second session will be more technical.

Parking:
Central Grounds Parking Garage.
Take the Central Grounds Parking Garage elevator to the 4th floor.Turn right and walk toward Newcomb Hall.At the brick courtyard, turn right again and proceed up Newcomb Rd. (small road behind dorms, parallel to Emmet).Turn left at McCormick Rd. and continue up until you see Clark Hall on the right.

Organized by:

Kimberley Barker, UVA Health Sciences Library
Anson Parker and Lucas Ames, Center for Civic Innovation
Grace Taylor Aguilera, Girls on the Run