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At Your Fingertips — Electronic Media Delivers Health Information

By Crystal Y. Lumpkins, Ph.D.Electronic media allow individuals to receive information in many ways: websites, e-mails, text messages. Health organizations use these to send information about health issues to an audience who needs it.

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Where to find more online health information.

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Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited the doctor within the past year. Find out the preventive medical tests you need to stay healthy.

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What’s Happening With Health Care Reform?
Do you know what is in the new health care reform law? If not, you’re not alone. Many Americans are confused over the new health care reform law.

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Websites with Health Info

There are a number of health resources online for users who want to connect with others or find out more information about topical health issues, public health crises and answers to personal health questions. Most websites allow for users to sign up for subscriptions by asking the user to register by providing a user name and password.  This allows the user to view information on the site and receive information via e-mail and or via a cell phone.  The CDC and AHA websites below include the main website addresses and also a site where users can register to receive information electronically.   The following is a list of resources that can provide such information:

Five of the top 20 most popular health sites for Personal Health Questions (as ranked by ebizMBA)

Websites that cover Public Health Issues

Website with information on Local/State Health Issues