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- Sally Patrick, MLS, Project Director, Utahealthnet
- spatrick@lib.med.utah.edu; 801-581-6979
- Liz Workman, MLIS, Project Director, goLocalUtah
- lworkman@lib.med.utah.edu; 801-581-5534
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- Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director
- National Library of Medicine
- “the public’s best strategy for assuring quality health =
care
is having access to high quality health information”
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- “Over 80% of Internet users searching for health
information”
- Pew Internet & American Life Project
- Our goal: Provide direct access to evidence-based,
- useful health information for patients & their families
regardless of geography
- All Utah public libraries have high speed Internet access and help
with health information
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- U=
tahealthnet-
http://utahealthnet.org
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goLocalUtah - http://golocalutah.org
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- Utahealthnet-a project of partnerships
- http://utahealthnet.org/
- goLocalUtah-contributors now and ongoing
- http://golocalutah.org
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- A resource for more proactive healthcare in Utah…
- Patients partner with healthcare providers
- Clinicians direct patients to reliable health information
- Statewide consumer health information portal
- Human connection through partners
- Training for consumers, clinicians, and caregivers
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- You are looking for a patient friendly, multiple format overview of
cancer you can recommend to your patients…
- Patient Friendly Cancer Overview
- You are trying to navi=
gate
Medicare Plan D for your parents…
- Medicare Plan D
- You have numerous patients who need basic health information in mult=
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languages…
- Multiple Languages
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- http://medlib.med.utah.edu/
- http://utahealthnet.org
- Digging a little deeper…
- Health Information
- Health Tools & Resources
- Utah Health Information Services
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- From our home page you are walked through the process…
- Link To Us
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- A database for Utah residents that provides information on vital hea=
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services throughout the state.
- A collaborative project of the National Library of Medicine, the Ecc=
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Health Sciences Library, UHSLC, HEART, and the Utah Cares Project.=
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- Search for services by:
- Location
- Health issue
- Provider and facility type
- Plus:
- Feedback page
- Featured site, contact us, site map
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- A woman in Murray has located information in MedlinePlus on
Alzheimer’s Disease for her mom and wants to find local
information on various services for patients and caregivers…=
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- A clinician in Bountiful wants to know what services are available to
his asthma patient who is moving to Saint George for the winter̷=
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(http://golocalutah.org)
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- A social worker coordinating a project for a non-profit organization
wants to discover various services addressing domestic violence
throughout Utah…
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- Use in conjunction with MedlinePlus
- http://www.medlineplus.gov/
- Use by directly accessing gLU Website
- In conjunction with Utahealthnet http://utahealthnet.org/
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- Training available on both resources
- Contribute
- Spread the word & use the resources…
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