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Missouri Go Local: Public Health Database Collaboration

Explore Missouri Go Local, a database collaboration established in 1998 with over 100 partners across the state. Learn about its selection policy, resource review, and future objectives for expanding its resources. Contact Barb Jones and Deb Ward for more information.

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Missouri Go Local: Public Health Database Collaboration

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  1. Missouri Go Local Goes Public Deborah Ward, Director Barb Jones, NN/LM - Missouri Liaison Health Sciences Library University of Missouri - Columbia

  2. Acknowledgements • Amanda McConnell • Ted Gallion • Cindy Martin • Diane Johnson • NLM GoLocal Team

  3. Collaboration of Partners • J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library • National Network/Libraries of Medicine • Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri • Missouri Foundation for Health • Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) • National Library of Medicine

  4. Used Existing Database: Community Connection • In production since 1998 • Established partnerships–over 100 partners throughout the state • Oracle application with web front-end • Distributed data entry philosophy • Organized with the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) taxonomy

  5. Accomplishments • Established selection policy • Established resource review policy • Mapped relationship of AIRS taxonomy (providers) to Go Local health topics (conditions): Non-synonymous mapping • Identified subset of resources in Community Connection to be part of Go Local site • Went live on March 17, 2004

  6. Accomplishments, Cont. • NN/LM Trainings in MO, 2004 - 05 • Evaluative Meeting, November, 2004 • Public Launch Event, December, 2004 • Radio and TV Coverage

  7. Support from NLM • NLM Press Release • Press Package • Advice and collaboration on flow of events and order of program

  8. Current and Future Issues • Correct errors in existing records • Find and reclassify resources in the database that should be included, but have not chosen correct AIRS terms • Develop the collection of resources through statewide partners and automatic data feeds • Manage the map between AIRS and Go Local health topics

  9. Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: MedlinePlus

  10. Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Missouri

  11. Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Bootheel Results

  12. Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Resource Page

  13. Missouri Go Local 2005 Looking toward the future…

  14. Grant Objectives, 2005 • Collection Development • Improve consistency of indexing and relevancy of new records • Marketing and Promotion of MedlinePlus and Missouri Go Local

  15. Collection Development • Identify local chapters of national health organizations • Search for health related support groups and associations • Follow up with recommended organizations

  16. Indexing • Review indexing on existing records • Review newly added records to ensure relevancy

  17. Marketing • Identify Local Area Specialists • HSL coordinate with RML and Missouri Liaison • Support of Consumer Health trainings by Missouri Library Association and Missouri State Library • Promote role at presentations and conferences • Community Referrals

  18. Marketing • Support materials provided to Local Area Specialist: • Tutorial • Promotional Materials • Instructions for Community Connection database • Personal Visit and Phone Follow Up

  19. Analysis • Ranked list of topic referrals from MedlinePlus • Breakdown of regions selected from MedlinePlus Go Local Missouri page • Monthly tracking report on resources added to database

  20. Questions?

  21. Contact Information • Barb Jones: jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu • Deb Ward: warddh@health.missouri.edu

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