Adirondack Rural Health Network

Add/Edit Health Resources Directory Listings

Edit an Existing Listing Online

To edit an existing listing, first pull up the organization's complete listing page, then click the EDIT link on the bottom, right of that page. Edits will be accepted only from authorized individuals and there is a link to the registration form.

The main websites of the County Health Departments also provide additional information:

Add a New Listing Online

To submit a new listing for a health service that is located in Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, or Washington Counties:click here

Additional Suggestions for Editing or Adding Your Organization

The advantage of an online health services directory is that users can search for your organization by name, service, or target population.

To enhance your visibility in the resource directory, consider the following suggestions:

• Topic Search:  Pay special attention to four main areas in the form: Mission/Objectives, Services, Target Population, and Common Search Terms. These four sections of information are used in the TOPIC search as it looks for matches between the user's search term and what you have entered for your organization. Use as many descriptive terms as you can in those sections, including professional and technical terms, as well as commonly used lay terms.
• Correct Spelling:  Make sure you spell names, services, and health issues correctlyUse Words in Common Use:  Keep in mind that the public will be using health terms that are in common use. If there are commonly used words for services, groups, or issues, use those as well as more technical terms. If you provide dental services you might want to use the words dentist, tooth, and teeth, in addition to dentistry and oral health. If you provide services to the elderly you might use the terms aging, old, elderly, seniors, over 65, retired, etc. Baby doctor, kids, youth, teenager, etc. may be searched for as often as pediatrician..
• Plurals and Alternative Spellings:  The search tools rely on a complete word match, so if you use senior and someone types in a search for seniors your organization will not come up in the results. Use as many alternatives as are feasible in your Mission, Target Population, and Services descriptions, then add others to the Common Search Terms. For example, if you serve seniors, your common search terms could include: elder elderly elders senior seniors aged aging old age, etc .
• Common Search Terms:  Enter as many words as you can think of in the search terms box. You do not need to use commas and the words should be in all lower case. You could add capitalized versions if they are in common use, such as HIV, but that is not necessary. Include singular and plural forms if both are commonly used, such as: parent parents parenting family families teen teens teenagers.

Mail or Fax a New Listing

While it is faster and easier to add a listing online, to submit a new or updated listing on paper via mail or fax, please download and complete these two PDF documents:

• Contact Information
• Services Information

For further assistance in using this website contact Holmes & Associates.

Not finding what you are looking for?

Try these links to County Public Health Departments in the area:

• Essex County Public Health
• Fulton County Public Health
• Hamilton County Public Health
• Saratoga County Public Health Nursing Services
• Warren County Health Services
• Washington County Public Health Service

Funding for this project provided by the New York State Department of Health, Office of Rural Health, and the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Healthy Communities Access Program