Distinguishing Between Health Education and Health Information Dissemination

Library and dissemination of health information

Purpose: The aim of this research is to determine the role of public and academic libraries in disseminating of health information and comparing of the two types of libraries with each other. Method: The research method is applied with descriptive-survey. The sample size was determined by using the Morgan table, 379 people. The questionnaires were distributed using Quotas sampling method. ...

Health Education and Health Promotion

Legal Bases for Disclosing Confidential Patient Information for Public Health: Distinguishing between Health Protection and Health Improvement

The disclosure of confidential patient data without an individual's explicit consent should be for purposes that persons have reason to both expect and accept. We do not currently have the required level of clarity or consistency in understanding regarding the disclosure of confidential patient information for public health purposes to support effective public dialogue. The Health Service (Cont...

Dissemination of Health Information within Social Networks

State agencies responsible for managing various risks in social life issue advisories to the public to prevent and mitigate various hazards. In this chapter we will investigate, how information about a common food born health hazard, known as Campylobacter, spreads once it was delivered to a random sample of individuals in France. The Campylobacter is most commonly found in chicken meat and cau...

Electronic communication and the rapid dissemination of public health information.

To the Editor: In the United States, communicable disease surveillance, investigation, and control are the responsibility of the states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides epidemiologic and laboratory support to the state and territorial epidemiologists (state epidemio-logists) and state public health laboratory directors (state laboratory directors), who are located ...