The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Using the Internet as a Channel for the Delivery of Health Information
3331.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Using the Internet as a Channel for the Delivery of Health Information
Targeted web-based information site for varying populations are presented in this session. The methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of these sites as channels of information will be presented.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Eileen M. McDonald, MS
4:30 PMBridging the digital divide: Report on focus groups with low-income urban and rural residents in Pennsylvania
Sarah Bauerle Bass, PhD, MPH, Linda Fleisher, MPH, Nancy McKeown-Conn, Denise A. James, BS, MEd, Evelyn Gonzalez, MA
4:50 PMEvaluation of Web-based Dissemination of Effective Drug Abuse Prevention Program Information
Araxi P. Macaulay, EdD, MPH, Amy E. Weiss, BA
5:10 PMPediatric health and the Internet: Results of parent focus groups
Clare Houseman, PhD, RN, CS, Joni Taylor McFelea, MS, Ardythe L Morrow, PhD
5:30 PMPublic use of an Internet-based support group for chronic hepatitis B carriers: Answering some basic questions
Chari A. Cohen, MPH, Amy B. Jessop, PhD, MPH, Molli C. Conti, Joan Block, RN
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA