Internet Connection of Rural Public Health Centers

描述(由申请人提供)： 阿拉斯加公共卫生护理部门寻求将六个最 将偏远的农村公共卫生中心连接到全州广域网，并确保 用户受过良好的互联网使用培训。目前，只有四个最大的 由于缺乏资金，卫生中心已连接到广域网。用户将成为 公共卫生护士、护士助手和支持人员。互联网将成为 用于员工获取与健康相关的最新信息、远程学习机会、 研究机会，健康安全警报，继续教育学分， 美国国家医学图书馆和阿拉斯加图书馆馆藏资源的利用 国家图书馆，以及与其他卫生保健提供者和 专业人士。可靠的互联网能力至关重要。它将帮助公众 这些偏远边远地区的卫生护士提供最新的 向所在社区提供公共卫生护理信息和服务。在 在项目期间，六个中心中的每一个都将连接到全州范围内 万。护理信息管理服务股科将提供 在健康计划的直接监督下获得必要的技术专业知识 经理。首席调查员将领导这个小组。项目成果是 到#年底，所有六个公共卫生中心都将接入广域网 项目期。还有一位来自阿拉斯加大学的图书管理员， 安克雷奇，将培训所有用户使用互联网。结果将是 通过计算功能齐全的互联网连接数量和 在项目期结束时统计经过充分培训的用户数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Alaska Section of Public Health Nursing seeks to connect six of the most outlying remote rural public health centers to the Statewide WAN and to insure users are well-trained in Internet use. Currently, only four of the largest health centers are connected to the WAN due to lack of funding. Users will be public health nurses, nurse aides, and support staff. The Internet will be used for staff for health-related updates, distance-learning opportunities, research opportunities, health safety alerts, continuing education credits, utilization of offerings of the National Library of Medicine and The Alaska State Library, and collaboration with other health providers and professionals. Reliable Internet capability is vital. It will aid public health nurses in these remote, outlying areas to provide the most up-to-date public health nursing information and services to their communities. Within the project period, each of the six centers will be connected to a Statewide WAN. The Section of Nursing Information Management Services Unit will provide necessary technology expertise under direct supervision of a Health Program Manager. The Principal Investigator will lead this team. Project outcomes are that all six public health centers will be connected to the WAN by the end of the project period. Also, a librarian from The University of Alaska, Anchorage, will train all users in the use of the Internet. Outcomes will be measured by counting the number of fully functional Internet connections and counting the number of fully trained users by the end of the project period.