| dc.description.abstract | This project seeks to expand consumer access to online HIV-related health information through placing “Health Kiosks” in locations where individuals living with HIV/AIDS already gather in order to receive HIV-related services and/or medical care. The initial three partnering locations for this project all have long-standing relationships with the Utah AIDS Foundation (UAF) and some new relationships have also been forged. This project extends existing partnerships to include increased consumer, as well as UAF’s own HIV positive clientele, access to electronic health information.
Health Kiosks will default to UAF’s HIV Resource Library website, which was developed with NLM funding, in partnership with a Regional Medical Library, the Spencer Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. The HIV Resource Library website contains an extensive collection of electronic HIV-specific health related information, with particular emphasis on NLM-developed information resources including MedlinePlus and clinicaltrials.gov, as well as links to local HIV-specific services, information, and resources, like the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program and local Ryan White Title II and III providers. This project also seeks to implement an aggressive training program for users of the Health Kiosks. | en_US |
