See note below for original citation On February 10th, 2015, Google announced the development of a new feature in their research engine to guide users towards sound evidence-based health information. It will take the form of a “knowledge graph” , an encyclopedia providing users with information about an illness: from common symptoms to general treatment … Continue reading eHealth governance: Google, dot-health and privatizing the Internet
Developing our understanding of health literacy is becoming a growing concern for clinicians, managers of health programmes, and researchers. What was a new concept to operationalize one’s capacity in accessing, managing, and using information to pursue good health has soon become a public health issue on an international scale. Health literacy – as a research … Continue reading Health Literacy on the Public Agenda | EHLC 2014
Health Literacy Europe (related to the HLS-EU Consortium and managing the European Health Literacy Conference series) is an interesting group to follow for those interested in the conceptualization and measurement of health literacy. They lead a vast European project to develop a better understanding of one's capacity to take care of their health in different … Continue reading 2nd European Health Literacy Conference
