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The Catch Project: Central Mass Access To Child Health Information, Nancy E. Harger, Elaine R. Martin
The Catch Project: Central Mass Access To Child Health Information, Nancy E. Harger, Elaine R. Martin
Nancy E. Harger
Parents of disabled children have substantial health and social care needs and therefore, a great need for information. The Central Mass Access to Child Health Information (CATCH) project attempted to address this problem. CATCH provided these community-based, public health agency staff members with training to locate and effectively use quality Internet health information. CATCH developed a model for outreach and collaboration as well as established new community partnerships for the Lamar Soutter Library (LSL) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Parents Learn To Find Quality Health Information: Point-Of-Care Reference Services In A Pediatric Clinic, Nancy E. Harger, Elaine Russo Martin
Parents Learn To Find Quality Health Information: Point-Of-Care Reference Services In A Pediatric Clinic, Nancy E. Harger, Elaine Russo Martin
Nancy E. Harger
Purpose: To continue the Pediatric Family Resource Library project started in January 2002 with the goal of providing health information to families at the point of care. The current project, funded through a National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region subcontract, will provide formal and informal classes to teach parents to find and use quality health information on the Internet. Setting: Parents and families who use the Children's Medical Center will have the opportunity to attend a basic Internet class and then a class to locate quality health information. The classes will be held over a one-year period …
E-Mental Health In Central Massachusetts, Elaine Russo Martin, Nancy E. Harger, Sally A. Gore
E-Mental Health In Central Massachusetts, Elaine Russo Martin, Nancy E. Harger, Sally A. Gore
Nancy E. Harger
e-Mental Health in Central Massachusetts (EMH) is a web-based resource designed to improve access to evidence-based mental health information and local resources for mental health professionals and consumers. The Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), in collaboration with the UMMS Department of Psychiatry and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, developed EMH to meet the needs of practitioners, patients and caregivers. The project provides an integrative web-based information resource that includes searchable databases of (1) local mental health care services and (2) quality-filtered information about mental health conditions and diseases. Centralized access to professional resources, …
Point-Of-Care Reference Service In A Pediatric Clinic, Elaine Russo Martin, Nancy E. Harger, Christopher Stille M.D., Barbara Winrich
Point-Of-Care Reference Service In A Pediatric Clinic, Elaine Russo Martin, Nancy E. Harger, Christopher Stille M.D., Barbara Winrich
Nancy E. Harger
This poster chronicles the development and utilization of a Pediatric Family Resource Library developed through collaboration between an academic medical library, a hospital library and the department of pediatrics. The Library is an attractive room in the busy waiting area of the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, an outpatient pediatric primary care and multi-specialty service. Books, pamphlets and audio-visual materials are available for check out; librarians and parents who staff the Library also provide reference services. The point of care availability of resources and reference services has positively impacted clinicians’ practices and families’ ability to care for their children. OBJECTIVES: …