Utah Consumer Health Information Infrastructure

描述(申请人提供)：犹他州公民经常在家中、办公室或通过公共图书馆连接到互联网，并渴望参与到自己健康的积极结果中来。重要的消费者健康信息在全州范围内都可以获得，但存放在不同的政府、学术和公共组织中，这些组织并不为消费者提供无处不在的健康信息访问。犹他州消费者健康信息基础设施将为全州范围内的合作和交流的发展创造一个模式，以便提供对高质量资源、服务和计划的访问。斯宾塞·S·埃克尔斯健康科学图书馆将创建一个人际和技术联系人网络，为该州的健康信息寻求者提供服务。将建立地方、区域和全州范围的伙伴关系，并由一个有代表性的咨询委员会进行协调。目前和新开发的资源和服务将通过犹他州远程医疗网络的远程医疗扩展计划在全州范围内共享。该项目的目标是： -促进犹他州健康信息提供商之间的合作。-利用先进的数据网络和电信技术，为消费者和保健提供者提供获取健康信息的途径。-开发教育资源和服务、培训和宣传，以促进获得高质量、可理解和有用的消费者健康信息。-建立持续的评估/评价部分，支持方案的持续发展和改进。该项目的最终目标是创建一个透明的基础设施，确保犹他州的每个人无论地理位置都能普遍获得权威的消费者健康信息。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Utah citizens are frequently connected to the Internet at home, work or through their public library and are eager to participate in the positive outcome of their own health. Vital consumer health information is available statewide, yet is housed in disparate government, academic and public organizations which do not provide ubiquitous access for health information consumers. The Utah Consumer Health Information infrastructure will create a model for development of statewide collaboration and communication in order to provide access to high quality resources, services and programs. The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences library will create a network of human and technological contacts and connections to serve the state's health information seekers. Local, regional and statewide partnerships will be established and be coordinated by a representative advisory board. Current and newly developed resources and services will be shared across the state via the Telemedicine Outreach Program of the Utah Telehealth Network. The objectives of the project are to: - Foster collaboration among Utah's health information providers. - Utilize advanced data networking and telecommunications technologies to provide access to health information for consumers and health care providers. - Develop educational resources and services, training and promotion to facilitate access to high quality, understandable and useful consumer health information. - Build an ongoing assessment/evaluation component supporting continuing program development and refinement. The ultimate goal of the project is to create a transparent infrastructure, assuring every person in Utah universal access to authoritative consumer health information regardless of geographic location.