Excerpts from the grant application:
"Health care providers in rural, medically underserved areas also have limited access to health science information. Further, attracting primary care providers to rural underserved and shortage areas is problematic due to the isolation from colleagues and lack of access to current health information."
"Library service to remote sites has concerned librarians for years and new initiatives are discussed in the literature."
]]>Relevant excerpts from the grant application:
"Tri-County Hospital expects digital connectivity to assist in supporting the scarce human resources of healthcare providers and professional practicing in the Wadena, MN rural environment. Reducing isolation and increasing access to high quality databases through technology applications will have a positive impact on recruitment, retention, and every-day decision making for the rural setting."
"Rural healthcare facilities face challenges to providing high quality services that can be partially met by using technology applications successfully and through meaningful collaborations."
]]>The focus in on projects designed to improve access to electronic health information for such groups and organizations as consumers, underserved and minority health care professionals, public health workers, public library, and community-based and faith-based organizations.
]]>freely available products like PubMed, MedlinePlus, Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Merck Veterinary Manual, etc.
]]>ALOUD (ACRL, Academic Library Outreach Discussion Group)
]]>Building on Partnerships, 2004 community report
Health Talk and You (community outreach initiative)
]]>OHSU Full-Text Resources for Oregon Nurses
Harrison's Online Signup Form for Licensed Oregon Health Care Practitioners
]]>Listing of MN Health Organizations
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