Date: September 19, 2002	Contact: Denise Nelesen
	tel: (858) 505-6474

COUNTY TO UNVEIL UNIQUE WEB SITE FOR OLDER ADULTS, THE DISABLED
"Network of Care" is a one-stop information tool; consumers can personalize pages

A Web site that provides a variety of resources for seniors and the disabled, caregivers, and service
providers, is now available to San Diego county residents, thanks to the San Diego County Board of
Supervisors and San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.

"Network of Care" gives users access to services such as resource guides, information on diseases and
conditions, links to current legislation that could affect seniors and the disabled, and more. One unique feature is
"My Record," a protected, individualized site where consumers can place their medical history and prescriptions. Physicians may be referred to the site by their patients.

The site -- www.sandiego.networkofcare.org -- will be launched at a program for the Aging & Disabled Services Network to be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Radisson Hotel, 1433 Camino Del Rio South in Mission Valley. A press conference is scheduled from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the same location.

"I am excited that we can make this service available to the senior and disabled residents of San Diego county, their families and caregivers," says Ron Roberts, chairman, San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

"Network of Care" was originally developed in Sacramento and Alameda counties through a grant from the California Department of Aging. Now San Diego County's Aging & Independence Services, a department of HHSA, has had the Web site tailored to the needs of residents here.

To attend the launch, contact Richard Rachel at (858) 694-2123.