Invitation From healthfinder.gov
WHAT: healthfinder.gov Stakeholder Webinar
WHEN: Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. (ET)
OR
Thursday, September 27, 2007, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. (ET)
WHY: We want your input on the future direction of healthfinder.gov, and
other health communication and e-health priorities.
RSVP: If you are interested in participating in this meeting, please email info@nhic.org by September 13 with your meeting date preference. Each call has a limit of 100 people, so participation will be on a first-come, first-served basis. We will provide logistics information for the Webinar to those who RSVP.
BACKGROUND:
We are inviting you to participate in a healthfinder.gov Stakeholder Webinar on Wednesday, September 26 from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. or Thursday, September 27 from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. (agenda attached). The purpose of this Webinar is to hear your ideas on how we can shape the future direction of the National Health Information Center as well as the health communication and e-health priorities for the Nation. Your organization has been invited because your Web site and reliable consumer resources are featured on healthfinder.gov and are part of the National Health Information Center database.
healthfinder.gov is the consumer face of the National Health Information Center and is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ODPHP also coordinates Healthy People 2010, a comprehensive set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for the Nation. Healthy People 2010 includes the Health Communication Focus Area, which contains six objectives designed to achieve the goal, "Use communication strategically to improve health."
As we are nearing the end of the decade, the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services is in the initial stages of planning for the next set of
national disease prevention and health promotion objectives-Healthy People
2020. During this meeting we will discuss Healthy People 2020 and the role
you can play in providing input to the health communication and e-health
priorities for the next decade.
In preparation for the meeting, we ask that you consider the following
questions:
1. How does health communication/informatics significantly contribute
to the improvement of health and the reduction of health disparities?
2. How could we measure progress regarding their contributions?
As background, you may wish to review the attached document and the
following Web sites:
healthfinder.gov at: http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Healthy People 2010 at: http://www.healthypeople.gov/
Health Communication Focus Area at:
http://www.health.gov/communication/healthypeople/default.htm
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
c/o healthfinder.gov/National Health Information Center (NHIC)
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
healthfinder@nhic.org
(301) 565-4167
healthfinder.gov and NHIC are services of the Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
