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March/April 2007: Issue 134
UAMS Library to Develop ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local Site
Since 2000, the UAMS Library has hosted and maintained ARHealthLINK - a consumer health information web site created to help Arkansans find and access health-related information. Users of ARHealthLINK can find Arkansas-specific resources including support group and hospital information, a calendar of health-related events, and links to organizations and services that target specific health concerns facing the state.
The National Library of Medicine recently accepted a proposal from the UAMS Library to develop a MedlinePlus Go Local project for Arkansas. Go Local, which is available through the MedlinePlus web site, is a service for finding local resources for health-related issues based upon geographic area. Go Local links MedlinePlus users to health services in their local communities, and links Go Local users to MedlinePlus health topics. The only information currently available in MedlinePlus Go Local for Arkansas is the “Find a Hospital” feature. Developing a Go Local project for Arkansas will make it easier for Arkansans to find additional resources such as support groups, nursing homes, health screening providers, and physicians.
A project team of UAMS Library staff will develop a Go Local site for Arkansas with assistance from other libraries and organizations in the state (see list of supporters below). The name of the new site will be ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local, and all relevant content currently available in ARHealthLINK will be transferred to the new ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local web site. The goal is to make ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local available by January 2008.
How can you help?
- Identify resources to include in the ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local database. A submission form for this is coming soon and will be on the ArHealthLINK website.
- Help promote the ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local project.
Place a link for ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local on your organization’s web site.
Distribute promotional materials as they become available.
Spread the word about ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local in educational and training sessions, or invite the ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local project team to give a presentation to your organization.
Special thanks to the following organizations for supporting the ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local project –
- Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Health
- Central Arkansas Library System
- UAMS AHEC Delta
- UAMS AHEC Fort Smith
- UAMS AHEC Northeast
- UAMS AHEC Northwest
- UAMS AHEC Pine Bluff
- UAMS AHEC South Arkansas
- UAMS AHEC Southwest
- Arkansas State Library
For more information, please contact:
Rachel Gyore
ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local Project Director
501-526-5641 | Send e-mail
Mary L. Ryan
UAMS Library Director
501-686-6730 | Send e-mail
ARHealthLINK – Arkansas Go Local Project Team
