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  • Title: Using a portable wireless computer lab to provide outreach training to public health workers.
    Author: Watson MM, Timm DF, Parker DM, Adams M, Anderson AD, Pernotto DA, Comegys M.
    Journal: Med Ref Serv Q; 2006; 25(4):1-9. PubMed ID: 17135147.
    Abstract:
    Librarians at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport developed an outreach program for public health workers in north Louisiana. This program provided hands-on training on how to find health information resources on the Web. Several challenges arose during this project. Public health units in the region lacked suitable teaching labs and faced limited travel budgets and tight staffing requirements, which made it impractical for public health workers to travel. One solution to these problems is a portable wireless computer lab that can be set up at each site. The outreach program utilized this approach to present on-site training to public health workers in the region. The paper discusses operational and technical issues encountered in implementing this public health outreach project.
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