1. Mandy Meloy ameloy@wisc.edu 9.15.11

2.  A portal for Wisconsin health professionals.  This site was designed to serve those working in  Local health departments  Federally qualified community health centers  Others providing health services in rural and underserved communities in Wisconsin  Serves those without access to academic or hospital libraries.

3.  2005:  Northern Wisconsin AHEC received a NLM grant to build a website which included subscription databases to reach nursing programs and public health departments in Northern Wisconsin  Provided 100s of rural health practitioners access to evidence- based practice  2008:  After grant funding ended, Informed Caring was unable to sustain subscription databases  2009-2011:  WI AHEC statewide undertook a redesign of the site to reach a statewide audience UW School of Medicine and Public Health partnership fund National Health Service Corps National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwestern Region

4.  In many cases, public health professionals and health professionals working in community health centers or rural/underserved communities don’t have  Access  Time  Knowledge  Trust of websites According to the Informed Caring Portal Improvement Project survey- Sept. 2010

5.  Biggest obstacle to information  Not able to obtain a full-text article: 87%  Not wanting to pay for an article: 83%  What kind of information is needed?  Best practice models/benchmarking: 100%  Data and statistics: 93%  Evidence-based practice: 92%  Diseases/ conditions: 85%  Health status indicators: 80%  Patient education and teaching resources: 78%  Are you interested in library services (if no access)?  Wanted reference assistance available: 75%  Wanted access to an article or library material: 70% According to the Informed Caring Portal Improvement Project survey- Sept. 2010

6.  Web-based resources  Population and Public Health/ Preventive Resources  Healthcare Professional/ Clinical Resources  Patient/Education Resources  Health Topics – Wisconsin’s Top 12  Wisconsin Specific  Unpublished resources  Wisconsin AHEC teaching and mentoring resources  Preliminary Reports  Assistance from the WI AHEC librarian  Reference Help  Document Delivery  Library Services  User Forum  Builds a Community  Informed Caring Information

8. Benchmarks/Best Practice and Patient Education Calculating BMI Mammogram Immunizations,, Using Websites National Guideline Clearinghouse Badgerlink CDC Medlineplus