Tribal Connections
With special funding from the National Library of Medicine, the Regional Medical Library (RML) at the University of Washington provided assistance to 20 American Indian and Alaska native villages and tribes in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington in connecting to the Internet. The aim of this connectivity was to provide access and training about public health information, thus minimizing isolation and improving access to remote social and health resources. Many agencies, programs, schools, and departments on reservations and in Native villages have a stake in the health of the community. We will work with these groups to plan Internet connectivity that leverages tribal resources and delivers optimal benefit from Internet information resources and communication within the community.