The U.S. National Library of Medicine recently announced that 40 projects designed to improve access to electronic health information for the general public have been funded through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Projects, scattered among 24 states, range from disseminating information on rare disorders, to maintaining Web sites for specific groups, to ratcheting up existing healthcare information Web sites. For example, the Periodic Paralysis Association of Monrovia, Calif., plans to use its grant to develop a Web-based video library to enhance the diagnostic knowledge base for this class of rare neurological disorders. The Florida Gulfcoast North Area Health Education Center and two other partners will expand and support the Florida School Nurse Project, which will include training and access to health information for school nurses and related professionals. And the Mississippi Valley State University James Herbert White Library and partners from local Golden Age Club and Boys and Girls Club will establish a program to train youth and senior adults in locating and using electronic health information. All projects will last up to 18 months. (National Library of Medicine 23 Aug 2004)
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