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Electronic resources for Pacific health professionals
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Posted on Mar 17 2005
Free online medical information is now available to health providers in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific.
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning is providing access to the STAT!Ref database to the residents of American Samoa, the CNMI, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Palau. The database holds the full contents of 66 medical texts and reference books, and is an invaluable source of information for medical professionals.
This undertaking is part of two National Library of Medicine community outreach projects awarded to PREL: Healthy Information Partnership in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and HIV/AIDS Prevention in the Pacific.
Both projects aim to improve education and access to quality health information in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. STAT!Ref is an important addition to the research tools PREL already makes available to the region. Since 2003, PREL has provided access to over 11,000 full-text journals and magazines through EBSCO Information Services.
To use STAT!Ref or EBSCO, visit PREL’s website at www.prel.org and click on “Login” under “Need to do research?” Access requires a username and password, which you may obtain (as well as more information on this topic) by emailing askprel@prel.org.
PREL is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that serves the educational community in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands, the continental United States, and countries throughout the world. PREL bridges the gap between research, theory, and practice in education and works collaboratively with schools and school systems to provide services that range from curriculum development to assessment and evaluation. For further information, visit PREL’s website. (PR)
