Department Website Redesign Project
Project Status and Overview
Of the websites that have been addressed as of July 2010:
- Five Divisions/Offices/Facilities Received New Websites (no prior website existed): Health IT, O’Berry Neuromedical Treatment Center, Rural Health and Community Care, State Operated Healthcare Facilities (small initial site), Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center
- Eight Completely Revamped and Redesigned their Websites: Budget and Analysis, Economic Opportunity, Information Resource Management, Medical Assistance, Public Affairs, Services for the Blind, Vital Records in DPH, Women’s and Children’s Health Section of DPH
- 12 Websites are in the Building Stages: Citizen Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Human Resources, State-Operated Healthcare Facilities (larger site, which includes websites for Dorothea Dix Hospital, Central Regional Hospital, Whitaker School, and Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center), Oral Health, Privacy and Security, Public Health, Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Five Websites are in Progress: Aging, Child Development, Controller’s Office, Education Services, Health Service Regulation, MHDDSAS, Social Services
This fall, schedules will be created for the sites in progress and for the sites left to be redesigned. These include facility sites, and the remainder of Public Health and Vocational Rehabilitation.
Guidance and Governance
Newsletter articles
- Website Redesign Update, (PDF, 2MB) DHHS Employee Update Article, 3-1-10
- New Vital Records Website is Live/ Website Redesign Update, (PDF, 2MB) DHHS Employee Update Article, 2-1-10
- Website Redesign Project is in High Gear (PDF, 2 MB) DHHS Employee Update Article, 8-1-09
- DHHS Web Redesign, page certification move forward (PDF, 1.8 MB) DHHS Employee Update Article, 2-1-09
- Website Redesign Released! (PDF, 4 MB ) DHHS Employee Update Article, 8-1-08
- New day dawning for DHHS website: A message from Secretary Benton (PDF, 3.5 MB ) DHHS Employee Update Article, 6-1-08
- Department Takes Strides for More Professional and Integrated Websites, (PDF, 4.5 MB ) DHHS Employee Update Article, 11-1-07
- So ... What's Different? Changes in the DHHS website (PDF, 2.5 MB ) DHHS Employee Update Article, 9-1-07
- Who cannot read your Acrobat documents? You might be surprised (PDF, 3 MB) DHHS Employee Update Article, 5-1-07
- New addresses for our websites (PDF, 3.5 MB) DHHS Employee Update Article, 4-1-06.
- Department Website to be Overhauled (PDF, 2.5 MB) DHHS Employee Update Article, 10-1-05
Correspondence to Division Directors
- Support Your Web Content Managers (PDF, 65KB) Linda Povlich Memoranda, 6-12-08
- New Standards and Style Guide, Debbie Crane email, 10-31-07
- Changing Division Website Addresses, Linda Povlich email, August 15, 2006 (see also the FAQs)
- Regarding ongoing web development, Linda Povlich email, September 15, 2005
- Website Redesign Announcement (PDF) Secretary Hooker Odom to Division Directors, July 29, 2005
