PHC Microsite Layout Map
Revised: September 16, 2014
PHC Microsite Layout Map
Using this map to plan the layout of your site will help you to organize content, determine a logical flow of information, and get the full spectrum of what you’re communicating to ensure there aren’t any gaps. Visit PHC’s Renal Program sitemap and Cystic Fibrosis sitemap for ideas on site content and see the example site map on the backside of this page for a working example of how to organize your site.
Site Name: chose a title for your website. This will appear on your homepage and is typically the name of your program, department, initiative or study, i.e., Centre for Practitioner Renewal.
Menu: the boxes below represent a typical top menu level that will drop down to reveal further options. (5-7 menu items are recommended).
Sub-menus: these boxes represent all of your supporting content and should be placed in priority, with the first page being the most important and so on.Fill or add boxes as needed (and don’t feel obligated to fill every single one - less is often more).
Example Site Architecture
0.0 Homepage Items (includes main body of the page, and callout boxes/sidebars):
—strong image (a great example can be found on the PHC Cystic Fibrosis site)
—organizational news(can be added or tagged from main PHC Site)
—research innovations(can be pulled from PHC at large, or sourced from trusted external sites/partner organizations)
—featured/ new programs or initiatives
—quick links (provide shortcuts to your most visited pages)
—link back to main PHC site (see PHC’s Mental Health site)
—donate button (link to St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation site)
—contact information (address, map, parking information)
1.0 About Us
Think of this section as your chance to introduce yourself. You want to communicate who you are, what you do, what’s unique about either/both of those, eg: overview of what you offer,history, carephilosophy, mission, team, organizational values.
1.1 Overview
1.2 Team/Culture
1.3 Partnerships
1.4 Mission Statement
1.5 FAQs (this can also live in “Patient Information/Resources” if it seems more pertinent there)
2.0 Programs & Services
Where you want to list your key services with overview and contact info for each.Program-specific info, such as referral forms,can be attached on each page. In places where your sub menus require sub-pages, you can plan out your site content further by using the numbering system below.
To see how these subpages show up on your microsite, see the Dietary Services page of PHC’s Cystic Fibrosis site.
2.1 Programs
2.1.1 Day programs
2.1.2 Drop-in programs
2.1.3 Registered programs
2.2 Services
2.2.1 In-patient
2.2.2 Outpatient
2.2.3 Outreach
2.2.4 Patient follow-up
2.4 Clinics
3.0 Patient Information
Allpertinent info that a patient and their family needs to better care for themselves or their loved one. Links to other useful websites also serve as a great resource for patients.
3.1 Living with Type 1 diabetes
3.2 Living with Type 2 diabetes
3.3 Living with Prediabetes
3.4 Recently diagnosed
3.5 Helpful resources
3.4.1 Healthy recipes
3.4.2 Our favourite websites
3.4.3 Our favourite apps
4.0 Research
Include research being done by Providence and/or relevant research from a trusted source, specific to the program.
4.1 Types of Research
4.2 Current studies
4.3 Get involved
5.0 Contact Us
5.1 Main program contact information
5.2 Getting here (with map)
5.3 Parking (link to PHC main site)
5.4 Donate (link to program contact for information regarding donations and/or link to SPH Foundation site)
Other Menu Items to Consider
5–7 menu items are the norm — here are categories for other menu items your program could make use of
For Professionals
Content relevant to professionals in the field, referring physicians, professionals looking to work with the organization, etc.
—Referral information & forms
—Guidelines?
—Education & events
—Working with us
Careers
Gives an overview of the general work culture.
—Working Here (link to PHC Careers)
—Training Here (link to Students page
Resources
Links to and suggestions of additional info that visitors to the site will find useful.
—Links
—Partner sites