Re: Medical Access Survey Tool

Rosemarie,

There is an overwhelming amount of information available on the topic of
access to health care.  Here are some links that may be helpful, including
some actual survey instruments:
http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/links.html#HealthComm
http://www.hcwp.org/resources/commhealth/index.asp
http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/links.html#HealthyCampus
The National Service Resource Center's August 2003 newsletter is focused
on healthy communities and has some good resources:
http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/resources/newsletters/enewsletters/

There are also some national datasets that you might wish to tap for data
specific to communities in Maine:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

You might search Medline (a database run by the National Library of
Medicine) for published research articles that are similar to what you
are trying to do and contact the authors for permission to review/use
their survey instruments:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/

Also, one of our board members, Tom O'Toole from Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, facilitated a service-learning project around this
issue that had an advocacy component.  You might want to contact him for a
copy of the survey tool he used:
http://www.soros.org/baltimore/O'Toole%20Release1.htm

If you are not already connected to the Area Health Education Center in
Maine, would encourage you to contact them - both to let them know of your
plans and to solicit their involvement:
Maine AHEC Program
Meredith Tipton,PHD, MPH
University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, ME 04005-9599
Phone: 207-283-0170 Ext: Ext 2353
Fax: 207-294-5961
Email: mtipton@une.edu
URL: http://www.maineahec.org

Best wishes,

Sarena

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On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Rosemarie Fitch wrote:

> Was there any response to the request for sample surveys last week  by
> Giordano in New Jersey?
>
> Our campus is begining a community wide assessment, and access to
> health care by underserved populations will be a very important
> component.  If anyone has a sample survey or recent research in this
> area, we would appreciate any assistance.
> Thank you in advance,
>
>
>
>
> Rosemarie Fitch
> AmeriCorps*VISTA
> Community Service/Service-Learning Coordinator
> University of Southern Maine
> Lewiston-Auburn College
> 51 Westminster Street
> Lewiston, ME 04240
> ph. 207-753-6547
> fax 207-753-6555
>
> rfitch@usm.maine.edu
>
>
>