INTERNET CONNECTION GRANT

乔普坦克社区卫生系统公司(CCHS)是一家位于马里兰州东岸的私营非营利性组织，正在为卫生相关机构申请互联网连接资金，为所有CCHS提供商和专业人员提供高速互联网接入。CCHS的使命是为德尔马尔瓦半岛上的所有人提供高质量、全面的初级保健和社区服务，特别强调服务不足的人群。在这个农村地区，通过四个以学校为基础的健康中心和移民健康方案提供的外展服务，在四个诊所提供全面的初级保健服务。该项目的目标是通过向CCHS保健专业人员提供基于互联网的信息和通信资源，改善这一农村社区的健康状况，减少保健差距。为实现这一目标，制定了以下可衡量的目标： 1.到2002年，CCHS的所有医生、执业护士、医生助理、护理人员、专职保健专业人员和管理人员都将能够高速访问因特网上的信息、参考资料和图书馆资源。 2.到2002年，所有供应商都将拥有安全的电子邮件服务，用于办公室内部通信和与外部资源的通信。 3.到2002年，至少75%的CCHS提供者将接受有关获取和利用因特网信息和通信资源的全面培训和教育。 本项目目标反映了这一医疗服务不足的农村地区和公共卫生服务机构的健康人群2010年的特殊需求： 改善健康的目标。

Choptank Community Health System, Inc. (CCHS), a private, non-profit organization located on the Eastern shore of Maryland, is applying for Internet Connection for Health-Related Institutions funding to provide high speed Internet access to all CCHS providers and professional staff. The mission of CCHS is to provide access to high quality, comprehensive, primary health care and community services for all persons on the Delmarva Peninsula, with a special emphasis on underserved populations. Comprehensive primary care services are delivered throughout this rural area at four clinic sites, through four School-Based Wellness Centers, and through outreach services provided by the Migrant Health Program. The goal of this project is to improve health and reduce health care disparities in this rural community by providing CCHS health care professionals access to Internet-based information and communication resources. To reach this goal, the following measurable objectives have been developed: 1. By 2002, all physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nursing staff, allied health professionals, and management staff at CCHS will have high-speed access to Internet-based information, reference materials, and library resources. 2. By 2002, all providers will have secure electronic mail services for intra-office communications and communications with outside resources. 3. By 2002, at least 75 percent of CCHS providers will receive comprehensive training and education on accessing and utilizing Internet-based information and communication resources. This project objectives reflect the particular needs of the providers in this rural, medically underserved area and the Public Health Service's Healthy People 2010: Objectives for Improving Health.