Each mailing list has a single point of contact, the owner, who is responsible for the non-technical aspects of creating and maintaining the list. The owner must have regular access to email and learn the list owner's responsibilities to ensure the smooth operation of the list. If one's organization has a MCHB grant, the Institute for Child Health Policy through the MCH-NetLink grant can immediately setup a mailing list. These software programs make creating web pages as simple as creating a word-processing document. One, like learning to use a word-processor, should expect it to take several weeks to learn only the very basics of web page design.
Many organizations offer one day courses on using the more popular web editing software.
One will likely, as it requires significant technical expertise, be contracting out the maintenance of a web server. If the prospect of spending several weeks learning a software package and learning how to save web pages on a web server appears to be daunting, one might consider using the MCH Neighborhood. The MCH Neighborhood uses WebEditor which is a self-documented web based tool which allows anyone to easily create and maintain a web site with a minimal knowledge of web technology. If one's organization has a MCHB grant, the Institute for Child Health Policy through the MCH-NetLink grant can immediately setup web hosting or a WebEditor web site. Like most great ideas, it seems so obvious.