Access to Electronic Health Information (AEHI) Projects Funded
Three projects to improve access to electronic health information for the general public have been funded in the NN/LM Pacific Southwest region. All projects will begin on September 1, 2004, and will last up to eighteen months. Funding for these projects was provided through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Congratulations to the directors of the successful proposals in this region!
Karen Fanning & Jay Fleishman
Verde Valley Medical Center
Cottonwood, AZ
The purpose of this project is to provide access to accurate and quality consumer health information to the residents of the Verde Valley and Yavapai County through the Internet. MEDLINE, PubMed, MedlinePlus, NIHSeniorHealth, ClinicalTrials.gov and Household Products Database will be the primary databases used for accessing consumer health information. It is anticipated that this project will provide free accurate and quality consumer health information, including easy-to-read material, Spanish-language and possibly other language materials, and interactive tutorials to the Verde Valley and communities located in Yavapai County.
Naomi C. Broering
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM)
San Diego, CA
The purpose of this project is to develop a health program for seniors in two San Diego Senior Centers; the First Lutheran Church's Senior Center and the Florence Riford Senior Center in La Jolla, in partnership with the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM). The project will implement a health information access network relationship with these partners, provide computer training workshops for local senior citizens, add pertinent NLM and other resources to the PCOM web site for use by seniors, and extend Document Delivery services and Loansome Doc to the project partners.
Patrick E. Cochran
Periodic Paralysis Association (PPA), Judy Tuttle Memorial Research Library
Monrovia, CA
The Periodic Paralysis Association (PPA) maintains a close relationship with each of the leading institutions having a focused interest in the periodic paralysis or non-dystrophic myotonias collection of disorders. Due to the rare nature of this class of disorder, few healthcare workers have had an opportunity to gain familiarity with the clinical presentation of the known variants. The PPA is committed to developing, housing and managing an on-line video library to enhance the diagnostic knowledge base for this class of disorder. This project will enable the PPA to develop a web-based video library, modeling a spectrum of the unique symptoms associated with these disorders.
Further details on these exciting projects, as well as information on all 40 projects funded in 24 states, are available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/nnlmelectronic04.html.