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Health issues, especially research on health
communication and health-related
public communication campaigns, are becoming increasingly important for
the
public agenda. The same is true of new communication technologies,
especially
the Internet. The intersection of these two highly significant
social
trends is creating a rich, consequential, and challenging domain for
users,
health providers, researchers and policy-makers. This
chapter
reviews trends and issues in several areas:
Coverage and Usage of Web Sites, Mailing Lists,
Communities,
and Newsgroups
Coverage of Internet and Health Communication in Recent Publications
General Usage
Web Sites
Mailing Lists
Communities
Newsgroups
Specialized Health Web Sites
Precursors to Internet Health Systems: Medical
Computing,
Health Care Industry, CHINs, and other Mediated Health Information
Systems
Recent Developments in Medical Computing
The Health Care Industry
Community Health Information Networks (CHINs)
Other Mediated Health Information Systems
Major Communication Issues
Patient-Physician Communication
Physician-Physician Communication
Patient-Patient Support Communication
Interactive Media and Communication Campaigns
Major Industry and Policy Issues
Online Medicine
Credibility of Online Health Information
Privacy and Liability
Policy and Access
Summary
References
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