Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1995.509581
