Addressing health disparities: African American consumer information resources on the web

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 61-73

  Ellis Danquah, La Ventra ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American health; Consumer health; Health disparities; Health information; Health promotion; Internet

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AWARENESS; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MINORITY GROUPS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 13844266903     PISSN: 02763869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J115v23n04_06     Document Type: Review

References (7)

1. Smedley, B. D.; Stith, Adrienne Y.; and Nelson, Alan R., editors. Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2003.
2. Rees, A. M., editor. Consumer Health Information Source Book. 6th ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 2000.
3. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Internet Health Resources: Health Searches and Email have Become More Commonplace, But There is Room for Improvement in Searches and Overall Internet Access. (2003). Available: 〈http://www.pewinternet.org〉. Accessed: April 15, 2004.
4. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Vital Decisions: How Internet Users Decide What Information to Trust When They or Their Loved Ones are Sick. (2002). Available: 〈http://www.pewinternet.org〉. Accessed: April 15, 2004.
5. HHS, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2000.
6. Department of Health & Human Services. Office of Minority Health. "'Closing the Health Gap': Reducing Health Disparities Affecting African-Americans." Available: 〈http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov/hgfs. htm〉. Accessed: February 29, 2004.
7. Centers for Disease Control. "REACH 2010: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health." (2004). Available: 〈http://www.cdc. gov/reach2010/〉. Accessed: February 15, 2004.