Consumer health information: a federal perspective on a important aspect of the national information infrastructure

Author

Patrick, Kevin ; Koss, Shannah ; Deering, Mary Jo ; Harris, Linda

Author_Institution

Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

20-22 Jun 1995

Firstpage

261

Lastpage

267

Abstract

People need health information to attain good health and make health care decisions. This paper discusses the transition from print-based to new modes of electronic dissemination of multimedia-based consumer health information. Developed in the context of the federal national information infrastructure initiative, the issues presented relate to the entire enterprise of public and private consumer health information production, delivery and use

Keywords

government data processing; health care; information dissemination; information networks; information use; multimedia communication; electronic dissemination; federal initiative; health care; health information delivery; health information use; multimedia based consumer health information; national information infrastructure; private consumer health information; public health information production; Decision making; Diseases; Environmental economics; Financial management; Injuries; Medical services; Production; Project management; Protection; Public healthcare;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Community Networking, 1995. Integrated Multimedia Services to the Home., Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Princeton, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2756-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CN.1995.509581

Filename

509581