http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/projects/HealthComm/
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The six objectives in the Healthy People 2010 Health Communication Focus Area represent a diversity of topics and variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. The objectives are designed to stimulate actions that result in progress in each area by the year 2010. The six objectives address the diffusion of the Internet to households, the quality of health Web sites, health literacy, provider-patient communication, research and evaluation of communication programs, and Centers of Excellence in health communication. This book outlines action plans to achieve the six objectives.