Abstract
This article reviews the formation of the Frontera Collaboration, a coalition of health sciences librarians serving clinicians and public health personnel in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Based on findings from an assessment of the target populations’ learning needs, the Frontera Collaboration participants developed a shared set of training materials that have been used in pilot training sessions. The Frontera Collaboration's participants learned several lessons related to collaborative health information outreach and increased their understanding of the concerns and needs of clinicians and public health personnel serving border communities.
Acknowledgments
This project was funded in whole, or in part, with federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under contract numbers N01-LM-6-3505 with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library and N01-LM-6-3507 with the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. This paper was based on a presentation at the 111th Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, Minneapolis, MN, May 17, 2011.
Notes
*1 = Strongly disagree; 5 = Strongly agree.
*1 = Never; 5 = Daily.