About Us
PhillyHealthInfo.org is a program of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, a not-for-profit cultural and scholarly institution founded in 1787 with a long history of providing health information to the public.
In September 2003, the College, under the leadership of former President, Thomas W. Langfitt, M.D., converted an on-site consumer health information program online by launching PhillyHealthInfo.org. This online resource provides direct and anonymous access to trustworthy consumer health information and local resources in the Delaware Valley (Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County). This website is free of advertising and does not require any registration.
Because of the College’s neutrality, we are able to feature hundreds of health and medical organizations, services and events, regardless of affiliation. For more information on our resource listing policy, please see our inclusion criteria.
Additionally, PhillyHealthInfo.org is committed to working with Greater Philadelphia educational organizations to improve health literacy and information access across all populations and bridge information, technological and cultural barriers to health information. We do this by working with local organizations to identify and provide community needs for health information, locate non-English and easy-to-read materials, and provide free listings to Delaware Valley health organizations, resources, services and events.
Our Mission
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is dedicated to advancing the cause of health and upholding the ideals and heritage of medicine. PhillyHealthInfo.org helps serve that mission by promoting interest about important health issues and provide the tools and resources to allow consumers to make informed decisions about medical care. PhillyHealthInfo.org strives to provide information to meet the needs of a diverse clientele, with special attention to race, ethnicity, literacy, and language.
PhillyHealthInfo.org is a work in progress that depends upon help from many Delaware Valley community partners – including funders – who share the goal of improving the health of the public.
We are continuously updating our database of local health resources. We welcome suggestions, and submissions of additional Delaware Valley health resources we may be missing or information about an upcoming health-related event. We are committed to improving and expanding Philly HealthInfo.org in an effort to provide the most accurate links to health information resources in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Our Team
Andrea Kenyon, AMLS
Project Director
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Ms. Kenyon has over 27 years of professional experience in health education and consumer health. She has provided numerous trainings and lectures on the delivery of consumer health information. She is the co-author of The Public Librarian’s Guide to Providing Consumer Health Information published by ALA. She is a past Chair of the Patient and Consumer Health Information Section of MLA and is the current Listserv Manager for the CAPHIS listserv. She received the Philadelphia Regional Chapter, MLA Randy Brenner Consumer Health Award (2005) and is the Inaugural recipient of The Consumer Health Information Service Award (2007).
Jon Goff, MS
Website Manager
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Mr. Goff has over 5 years experience working with electronic library collections and resource databases. He has served as the PhillyHealthInfo.org Content Manager since October of 2004. He, along with other staff at the College, recently published a chapter entitled “A New Digital Divide: Teens and Internet Literacy” in The MLA Guide to Health Literacy at the Library (2008).
Asha Baldon, MPH
Outreach Coordinator
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Ms. Baldon is a recent graduate from the Drexel School of Public Health. She works in the community to create awareness of PhillyHealthInfo.org and conducts health literacy training sessions.
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