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Nebraska has Hospital and Academic Libraries that are part of
the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Nebraska Libraries with consumer health collections
Consumer Health Information Resource Service (CHIRS)
Ask a question. Find a library. Sponsored by the McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University
of Nebraska Medical Center, the Nebraska Library Commission, and more than 70 public and academic libraries in Nebraska.
Nebraska
Office of Minority Health
Represents and advances the
interests of people
of color for the purpose of reducing the disparity
that exists between the health status of racial/ethnic minorities and
non-minorities in Nebraska.
NebHands
Provides technical assistance,
resources, and a forum for statewide collaboration and policy development
with the goal of creating an integrated behavioral healthcare system for
all people in Nebraska by assisting faith-based and community-based organizations
to become active system participants.
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Access to consumer information on support and self-help groups, participating public libraries, and regional and national consumer health websites.
University of Nebraska
Minority Health Home Page
"Prevention Man:" Find projects designed to improve health outcomes, culturally competent health services, and health provider education programs.
IA/NE
Primary Care Association
A non-profit organization serving
community and migrant health centers and similar organizations in Iowa and
Nebraska.
Careers in Health Care
- Index of Health Careers
- Health Professional Training Centers
Evaluate Doctors and Hospitals
Support Groups
Resource Libraries
Community Outreach Liaison
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
Creighton University Health Sciences Library
2500 California Street
Omaha, NE 68178-0210
Phone: (402) 280 4156 Fax: (402) 280-5134
Email: siobhan@creighton.edu |
Education and Nebraska Liaison
Marty Magee
McGoogan Library of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
986706 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-6706
Phone: (402) 559-7076 Fax: (402) 559-5482
EMail: mmagee@unmc.edu |
Education Project
The objective will be to enhance skills and utilization of NLM and NN/LM
products and services of health professionals, educators, researchers,
librarians, students and consumers. Education programs available on the
web will be identified and communicated to the region. Opportunities for
synchronous and asynchronous instruction will be a particular focus. As
an example, asynchronous instruction programs like the Internet Navigator
at the University of Utah (http://www-navigator.utah.edu/),
which is a basic research skills course and introduction to the Internet,
will be offered to the region. Utilization of digital video to the desktop
will be employed for both synchronous and asynchronous instruction. Again,
an example from the University of Utah is the broadcast of this year's
InfoFair. The keynote address was broadcast live on the Internet and was
also archived for asynchronous review at http://medlib.med.utah.edu/infofair/.
Similar lectures and education programs from throughout the region will
be identified and made available via the digital video server at the University
of Utah.
Community Outreach Liaison
The goals of the MCR include providing outreach to minority populations
and inner city residents, as members of two groups of regional residents
who face health disparities. Outreach to the health care providers who
serve those populations is also crucial. Working with existing community
organizations, and developing partnerships with those groups and network
and affiliate members, to increase access to health information is one
way to assist in the reduction of health disparities. In addition, the
MCR will assist in the recruitment and retention of minority students
into health careers.
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