Abstract：
This column provides an overview of the Virtual Health Library (VHL) Regional Portal, a resource provided by Pan American Health Organization and others with the purpose of communicating and exchanging health experiences and information for Latin American and Caribbean countries. The content is organized in four sub-portals: the VHL Model, which describes health information and knowledge management to structures and guides; LILACS, the Latin American and Caribbean Index Health Science Literature; DeCS, Descriptors Health Sciences, a controlled vocabulary; and Training, which gathers and organizes information for librarians, developers, and users who are interested in construction and use of VHL methodologies. An overview of the resource and sample search is discussed.
摘要：
本专栏概述了虚拟健康图书馆(VHL)区域门户,泛美卫生组织和其他机构提供的资源，目的是为拉丁美洲和加勒比国家传播和交流卫生经验和信息。内容组织在四个子门户中：VHL模型，其中描述了健康信息和知识管理的结构和指南；LILACS，拉丁美洲和加勒比指数健康科学文献；DeCS，描述符健康科学，有控制的词汇；和培训，为图书馆员收集和组织信息，开发者,以及对VHL方法的构建和使用感兴趣的用户。讨论了资源和示例搜索的概述。
