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Health Care on the Internet archive
About: Health Care on the Internet archive is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): The Internet & Health care. Over the lifetime, 115 publications have been published receiving 789 citations.
Topics: The Internet, Health care, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Public health, Health education
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TL;DR: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have been identified as separate and distinct syndromes only recently, and many health care providers still do not have a clear understanding of how to diagnose and treat these illnesses.
Abstract: This article provides information on World-Wide Web (Web or WWW) sites which offer mental health content targeted at a consumer or public audience. It consists of descriptive reviews of Web pages organized by type of information provider, and covers sites maintained by professional organizations, government agencies, consumer groups, and WWW services. An Appendix of additional electronic resources, arranged by subject, is also included.
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TL;DR: This article annotates some of the sites that can be helpful in locating information for the consumer that can help restore an individual to a higher quality of life than ever before.
Abstract: Any disease or condition that keeps an individual from performing the activities of daily living, participating in sports, or having the quality of life that they once enjoyed is a disability to that person. Today, technology has made rapid advances in devising various products that can help restore an individual to a higher quality of life than ever before. These include motorized wheelchairs; wheelchairs that can climb steps; knee joints for artificial legs that make movement smoother; materials, both strong and lightweight, making artificial legs and arms perform almost like real; talking devices; and smart canes. These are just a few examples of products that give disabled individuals much greater freedom of movement than previously possible. Individuals have banded together to join existing organizations or form new ones based on their common disabilities. The World Wide Web has made communication within and among these groups very easy. This article annotates some of the sites that can be h...
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TL;DR: The results of the collaborative effort included an increased awareness of cultural, linguistic, and literacy issues for effective provision of public library consumer health reference service along with a reaffirmation of the need for strategic community collaborations for health education.
Abstract: This project featured collaboration between a large public library system and an academic institution to address training needs related to the rise in the demand for quality consumer health information. A train the trainer program featuring hands-on training and Web-based support was designed and implemented. Public reference librarians received customized education and support to facilitate their efforts to train library users of consumer health information. The results of the collaborative effort included an increased awareness of cultural, linguistic, and literacy issues for effective provision of public library consumer health reference service along with a reaffirmation of the need for strategic community collaborations for health education.
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