Vermont Go Local is a joint project of the National Library of Medicine, University of Vermont's Dana Medical Library, the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center of Fletcher Allen Health Care, and the United Ways of Vermont, Vermont 2-1-1. The funding for this project was provided by the National Library of Medicine and was awarded to the project partners in April 2005 to create a database that provides a link from Medline Plus health topics to Vermont services including hospitals, nursing homes, support groups, health screening providers and many other health care facilities from across the state. This system is designed to allow someone who is reading information about diabetes in Medline Plus, for example, to also locate a nearby endocrinologist, dialysis center or diabetes support group in Vermont.

The database was created and is being maintained by a qualified library staff including professional medical librarians so that the information is accurate and current. The Go Local staff includes the following people: Marianne Burke, MALS; Shiela Phillippe, MLIS; Carroll Guitar, MLS; Nancy Portnow, MLS; Tina Kussey, MLS; Alan Lampson, MLS; Ann Fingar, D.O.: and Lesley Boucher, B.S.; with assistance from the United Ways of Vermont, Vermont 2-1-1 staff. These staff members have diligently searched for Vermont health care services and indexed records in the Go Local database. The following criteria were used for inclusion of providers and services on the site:

• Documentation of provider's credentials and their qualifications,
• Provision of health services to Vermont residents,
• Availability of current contact information,
• Health care facilities and providers which have up-to-date web sites; however, there are some resources that only have telephone numbers and addresses that have been verified.

Vermont Go Local was completed on September 22, 2006 and can be accessed at the following web address: http://medlineplus.gov/golocalvermont