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.