Arizona GoLocal:
Selection Guidelines
Drafted from NMGL Selection Guidelines
Revised Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Purpose
Arizona GoLocal (AZGL) links Medline Plus users to health services in Arizona and directs users of AZGL to MedlinePlus health topics.
Format
Many health services organizations and entities in
Subject Coverage
AZGL will collect a broad range of health services in Arizona as represented by the Go Local Service Terms, with emphasis on clinics, hospitals, health departments and public health offices, nursing home facilities, mental health centers, public fitness programs, public and tribal libraries, and sources of support group information. Subject coverage will initially focus on, but not be limited to the leading causes of illness and death in Arizona. These include heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, suicide, Alzheimer’s disease, and liver disease. Due to continual changes in individual practitioners serving the state, individual health care providers will not be included in AZGL. Following the model established by the Tribal Connections Four Corners Go Local project, the focus of AZGL will be the practice of Western medicine, although health services representing other traditions will not be excluded if they are interested in participating and they meet the AZGL selection guidelines.
Institutional Subset Coverage
When there are several individual services provided by a larger institution (e.g. a home health service of a large hospital), the phone directory or website will be referenced to see if they contain a separate listing. When individual services are listed separately, and especially when these services are listed with their own contact information, a separate record will be created for each individual service.
Geographic Coverage
The goal of AZGL is to develop a state-wide health services database for residents of
Health Services with a Web Presence
Authority of Source
· The sponsorship of the site is clear. The credentials or qualifications of the sponsors are provided.
· There is a way to contact site.
· If the site is commercial, it acknowledges any commercial interest or personal point of view.
Content
· Pages contain a created, revised, or update date.
· Links on the site are reliable and relevant.
· Information on the site is unique and not readily available elsewhere. The information is not redundant with information available from other sources already in the database.
· The site does not contain inaccurate, erroneous, misleading or dangerous medical information, claims, or allegations.
· Most information on the site is available at no charge.
· Registration, an account, or password is not required to access site information.
Audience
· Consumers or the general public is the intended audience of the site.
Local Relevance
· The site provides information about a local or regional organization, service, or activity.
Health Services without a Web Presence
Authority of Source
· The contact information for the health service has been verified through telephone calls to the service.
· Professional credentials or licensing of facilities will be verified through credentialing agencies.
· Consumers or the general public is the intended audience of the health service.
Audience
· Consumers or the general public is the intended audience of the site.
Local Relevance
· The contact information directs consumers or the general public to a local or regional organization, service, or activity.
