Newswise — Today, The GW Medical Center's Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, in partnership with Georgetown University Medical Center's Dahlgren Memorial Library, through a grant from the National Library of Medicine, are launching a free, online guide to health care resources in the District of Columbia.
People throughout the District of Columbia now have a fast, free, and easy way to find health services close to where they live and work. Healthy DC " Go Local (http://medlineplus.gov/healthydcgolocal) enables consumers to search for doctors, hospitals, clinics, health screening and testing programs, support groups, mental health centers, counselors, and other programs and services. The directory is searchable by location, provider, service, specialty, and health issue or disease. The site offers additional information and convenience because is it linked to MedlinePlus, the consumer health database of the National Library of Medicine. From MedlinePlus pages about a given health topic, a user can select a link to the applicable Go Local site for information about related services that may be located nearby. Conversely, a Go Local user looking up local services by disease/condition can select a link to related health information from MedlinePlus.
Healthy DC - Go Local was created by medical librarians at Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library and Dahlgren Memorial Library, in collaboration with librarians at Howard University's Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library. Members of the District of Columbia Area Health Sciences Libraries Group (DCAHSL) played an integral part in database development, as members volunteered to select Web sites, enter data, and review records.
"Through the hard work and collaboration of medical librarians from across the city, we have created an at-your-fingertips health resource for everyone who works or lives in D.C. It is rewarding to provide a directory that will help consumers locate health services, providers, and facilities in their community." said Elaine Sullo, MLS, MAEd, Coordinator, Information and Instructional Services, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, GW Medical Center.
The database will be maintained and updated by professional medical librarians from the collaborating organizations.
About The George Washington University Medical CenterThe George Washington University Medical Center is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary academic health center that has consistently provided high-quality medical care in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, since 1824. The Medical Center comprises the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the 11th oldest medical school in the country; the School of Public Health and Health Services, the only such school in the nation's capital; GW Hospital, jointly owned and operated by a partnership between The George Washington University and a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.; and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, an independent faculty practice plan. For more information on GWUMC, visit www.gwumc.edu.
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