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Catharine Riley, MPH, Arizona Turning Point Project, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, 1845 E Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85006, (602) 506-1248, catharineriley@mail.maricopa.gov and Jeanette McCray, Arizona Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 245079, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724.
AZHealthInfo.org is a Web-based resource designed to facilitate access to public health and consumer health information for public health professionals and the citizens of Arizona. It is being developed by the Arizona Turning Point Project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson, and administered by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Arizona Health Sciences Library of the University of Arizona. Other partners include the Arizona Local Health Officers’ Association, the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, and the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health. AZHealthInfo.org contains information and links to pertinent public health statistics and consumer health information resources in each county, as well as statewide, national and international resources. A key component of the project involves visits to every county to train public librarians and local health department officials how to access AZHealthInfo.org and input local information and therefore become local partners in support of the project. Another focus is to connect local public libraries with local health departments and local medical libraries in order to open the lines of communication and thereby enable the public to have more access to up-to-date authoritative public and consumer health information.
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Keywords: Information System Integration, Internet Tools
Related Web page: www.AzHealthInfo.org
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.