1 / S MS . ▁ ▁The ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁S PI R AL ▁project ▁are ▁to : ▁ ▁Ident ify ▁author itative , ▁Web - based ▁consumer ▁health ▁materials ▁in ▁East ▁Asian ▁languages ▁Fac il itate ▁access ▁to ▁these ▁materials ▁via ▁the ▁S PI R AL ▁Web ▁site . ▁Prom ote ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁consumer ▁health ▁materials ▁on ▁the ▁S PI R AL ▁Web ▁site ▁among ▁health ▁care ▁prov iders ▁and ▁patients ▁ ▁History ▁S PI R AL ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁ende avor ▁between ▁the ▁South ▁C ove ▁Community ▁Health ▁Center , ▁New ▁England ’ s ▁premier ▁primary ▁and ▁prevent ative ▁health ▁center ▁for ▁Asian ▁Americans , ▁and ▁the ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁Hir sh ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁Library . ▁Long - time ▁neighb ors ▁in ▁the ▁Ch in at own ▁section ▁of ▁Boston , ▁the ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁Hir sh ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁Library ▁and ▁South ▁C ove ▁Community ▁Health ▁Center ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁partners hip ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁address ▁a ▁growing ▁need ▁for ▁Asian ▁language ▁health ▁information ▁in ▁the ▁Boston - area . ▁In ▁Massachusetts ▁alone ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁ 6 8 % ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁Asian ▁population . ▁According ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁data , ▁the ▁Asian ▁American ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁grew ▁ 7 2 % ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁L ibr ari ans ▁at ▁the ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁Hir sh ▁Health ▁Sciences