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Library Publications and Presentations

Title

The CATCH Project: Central Mass Access to Child Health Information

Authors

Nancy E. Harger, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Elaine R. Martin, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Date

July 2007

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Child Health Services; Disabled Children; Information Centers; Patient Education; Massachusetts; Lamar Soutter Library

Abstract

Parents of disabled children have substantial health and social care needs and therefore, a great need for information. The Central Mass Access to Child Health Information (CATCH) project attempted to address this problem. CATCH provided these community-based, public health agency staff members with training to locate and effectively use quality Internet health information. CATCH developed a model for outreach and collaboration as well as established new community partnerships for the Lamar Soutter Library (LSL) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Rights and Permissions

This article was first published in Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2007 Jul;95(3):337-9, Link to article in PubMed. Copyright is retained by the authors.