Have You Heard of the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce?

The Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce is A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries.

We were alerted about this highly resource based site by one of their member organizations, Society of Public Health Educators.

The website is organized by these topic pages:

• Health Promotion and Health Education
• Literature and Guidelines
• Health Data Tools and Statistics
• Grants and Funding
• Education and Training
• Legislation and Policy
• Conference and Meetings
• Finding People
• Discussion and E-mail lists
• Jobs and Careers

About Partners
An excellent article has been written about the initiative, The Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce: a collaboration to improve and protect the public’s health, 1995–2006.  (Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2007 July; 95(3): 301–309)
PhPartner objectives are to:
• Organize and deliver public health resources so they are easier to find and use
• Identify and develop collaborative projects to meet the information needs of the public health workforce
• Increase the visibility of the partnership with librarians and the public health workforce
• Increase the information literacy of the public health workforce. • Strengthen the collaboration among the Partners.

Project activities include: developing tools and other resources for the public health workforce in information access and management, grant writing, needs assessment, and training; sponsoring meetings, workshops, and satellite broadcasts geared toward improving content of and access to information needed by public health professionals and the information professionals who work with them; developing distance learning materials and fostering partnerships for distance learning initiatives; providing ongoing information on funding opportunities and training available to public health professionals; exhibiting at national meetings of public health professionals; and funding projects to train and provide outreach to public health professionals.
Take a few minutes to explore this site .