The CDD Library and Information
Network for the Community (LINC) is this year's recipient of an award from
the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region. The
"Access to Electronic Health Information for the Public" grant seeks to
ensure that New Mexicans are supported in accessing health information
to inrease their capacity to make informed decisions about their
health and general well-being.
For the next 12 months, LINC is engaging
in activities in the community to train people in searching health information
on the Internet through formal classes and exhibits. Classes on "Introduction
to Searching the Internet for Health Information" are being offered
at the Albuquerque Public Library main branch and in Senior Centers in
Albuquerque starting in September. The same class will be offered in Taos
sometime in October/November. An exhibit and demonstration session is also
scheduled on November 9 - 11, 2002 at the Southwest Society on Aging Annual
Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
A Consumer
Health Information for the Public (CHIP) website was developed
to provide information that will be of interest to consumers.
More activities are planned with local
agencies involved with providing consumer health information in New Mexico
later this year and in early 2003. Stay tuned for more developments.
