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Access to electronic health information for the public: analysis of fifty-three funded projects
Library Trends, Wntr, 2005 by Angela B. Ruffin, Keith Cogdill, Lalitha Kutty, Michelle Hudson-Ochillo
The goal of the Electronic Access to Health Information projects was to improve access to electronic health information for consumers. The results of this first round of funding served as a starting point for NLM to focus special funding through the NN/LM for projects to promote electronic access for the general public.
The projects reached a large number of individuals in many areas of the United States. The implementation of the projects enhanced existing partnerships and collaborations and created new ones. The participating libraries reaped positive benefits from their participation. The results convinced NLM that providing special funding for such efforts is an opportunity for NN/LM network members to expand their outreach to ensure that members of the public are aware of and have access to quality health information. The results of these efforts also highlight the need for involvement of the community in identifying, planning, and implementing activities that address their health information needs. In addition to providing funding for another round of these projects, the NN/LM also is piloting a set of Community Outreach Partnership Planning Projects, which provide funding to libraries to support intense involvement of community partners in the assessment of community information needs and the planning of community outreach projects. The hypothesis is that these planning awards will yield proposals that will have the full support of all partners involved.
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