healthfinder™

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is pleased to announce their new online consumer health information system, healthfinder™.

At the opening session of the Partnerships ‘97 Conference on Tuesday, April 15, 1997, 9:00-10:00 a.m. the new DHHS gateway site healthfinder was launched by Secretary Shalala. healthfinder™serves as a point of entry to the broad range of consumer health information resources produced by the Federal government and its many partners. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion developed the site in collaboration with many HHS agencies.

healthfinder™ offers up-to-date health information, and does not duplicate existing web sites. It links information and services, organizes resources by subject and audience, and offers user-friendly searching so that consumers can quickly locate the health information they want. This site has been developed to meet the needs of people seeking basic information such as publications, clearinghouses, and referral services, as well as those who need research and clinical information. healthfinder™ is being released in phases. Phase one includes:

• Hyperlinks to over 800 web sites, including Federal, State, local, not-for-profit, university, and other consumer health resources (there are links to more than 300 Federal web sites alone!)
• Links to nearly 500 selected online documents
• FAQ’s on the top 20 health issues of concern to the American public
• Links to online health discussion groups, listservs, and self-help groups
• Online databases and web search engines by topic and agency

healthfinder™ was launched by Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala at the Partnerships '97 conference. Vice President Gore was a 'virtual participant' in the launch as well (1.8 meg video clip).

Contact Information: David Baker Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Humphrey Building, Room 738G 200 Independence Avenue SW. Washington, DC 20201 Phone: (202) 401-0731 Fax: (202) 205-0463 Email: DBaker@osophs.dhhs.gov Web: http://www.odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/

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URL: http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/confrnce/partnr97/exhibit01.htm
Last updated on June 26, 2003

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