The Wellness Information Partners project, headquartered at ViaHealth Rochester General Hospital, is working with sites at public libraries in urban, suburban, and rural locations to serve the consumer health information needs of diverse populations. Both public and medical librarians are working to provide services, expand Web access, and promote the project to the public. One example, in a small rural town with only two pharmacies, the librarian has arranged to have a flyer attached to every filled prescription, directing consumers to the library for their health information needs. Bernie Todd Smith is the project director. The translated material is marketed to the community through partnerships with Hispanic organizations in Utah.
Plans are also underway to design a Spanish search engine for the web material.
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Librarian Mary Henning is placing over 30 workstations in remote Wyoming locations. The videoconferencing capabilities will be utilized by students and preceptors statewide in order to facilitate face to face communication without long distance driving. The DTVC project also allows Mary to assist with health information seeking queries. Consumer Health Information Center Truman Medical Center East Kansas City, Missouri Michelle Beattie , now with the University of Missouri Health Science Cneter Library, helped bring a seven year long dream come true. Michelle's subcontract allowed the Truman Medical Center to open a Consumer Health Information Center right by the main doors of the Medical Center entrance.