Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

期刊简介：The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet covers the fields of consumer health information, patient education, and health literacy. Of interest are the practical aspects of providing programs and services aimed at helping patients and the general public find the quality health information they need, with a focus on electronic and Internet-related information. The journal is aimed at medical and public librarians who provide health information to the general public and patients, and at librarians and health care personnel who are involved with patient education and health literacy. Research articles are of interest so long as they have practical application or lessons learned. Studies have shown that health information is one of the major reasons that people worldwide access the Internet. As the amount of health information on the web increases exponentially, it becomes critical that providers of health information programs and services, including librarians in all settings and health educators, be knowledgeable about what is available online and be able to direct users to reliable, accurate, quality information. To that end, this valuable journal focuses on consumer health information programs and services that help guide consumers to quality health information. Topics addressed by the journal include: Evaluation and selection of web-based consumer health resources Descriptions of consumer health information programs and services relying on web-based resources Descriptions of health information or education programs that address issues of health literacy Training consumers to find health information on the web Descriptions of online programs and services that empower consumers and patients to access and use health information Electronic health records and patient portals that integrate patient education materials and consumer information Criteria for evaluating quality consumer health websites Alternative and complementary health websites The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet is an essential resource for libraries, persons, institutions and agencies whose responsibilities include making health information and education available to the general public. Peer Review Policy: All manuscripts submitted are peer reviewed using a rigorous, single-anonymous process; reviewers are assigned based on subject expertise. The Editor accepts or rejects manuscripts based on the recommendation of two peer reviewers. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

【译文】互联网消费者健康杂志涵盖消费者健康信息、患者教育和健康素养等领域。令人感兴趣的是提供旨在帮助患者和公众找到他们所需的高质量健康信息的计划和服务的实际方面，重点是电子和互联网相关信息。该杂志的目标读者是向公众和患者提供健康信息的医疗和公共图书馆员，以及参与患者教育和健康素养的图书馆员和卫生保健人员。只要研究文章具有实际应用或经验教训，它们就会令人感兴趣。研究表明，健康信息是全世界人们访问互联网的主要原因之一。随着网络上的健康信息量呈指数级增长，健康信息计划和服务的提供者（包括所有环境中的图书馆员和健康教育工作者）必须了解在线内容，并能够引导用户获得可靠、准确、优质的信息，这一点变得至关重要。为此，这本有价值的期刊重点关注消费者健康信息计划和服务，帮助引导消费者获得优质的健康信息。该期刊讨论的主题包括： 基于网络的消费者健康资源的评估和选择 对依赖于网络资源的消费者健康信息计划和服务的描述 对解决健康素养问题的健康信息或教育计划的描述 培训消费者在网络上查找健康信息 对使消费者和患者能够访问和使用健康信息的在线计划和服务的描述 整合患者教育材料和消费者信息的电子健康记录和患者门户 评估优质消费者健康网站的标准 替代和补充健康网站 互联网上的消费者健康杂志是必不可少的为图书馆、个人、机构和机构提供的资源，其职责包括向公众提供健康信息和教育。同行评审政策：所有提交的稿件均采用严格的、单匿名流程进行同行评审；审稿人是根据学科专业知识分配的。编辑根据两位同行评审员的推荐接受或拒绝稿件。出版办公室：Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106。