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[HealthLiteracy 2342] Improved healthfinder.gov Makes Prevention Information Quicker and Easier to Use
Hilfiker, Sandra W. (HHS/OPHS)
SandraW.Hilfiker at hhs.govFri Sep 26 13:33:04 EDT 2008
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a more
user-friendly version of healthfinder.gov <http://www.healthfinder.gov/>
. The site offers quick and easy information and tools to help people
stay healthy and prevent disease.
Coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP) and its National Health Information Center, the redesign of
healthfinder.gov was informed by health literacy and usability
principles and tested with more than 650 users.
Visit healthfinder.gov's Quick Guide to Healthy Living
<http://www.healthfinder.gov/prevention/> , a new resource that uses
everyday language and examples to:
* Tell users how to take action to improve their health using a
"small-steps" approach
* Give users positive reasons to change their behavior
* Provide tools and encouragement, such as personal health
calculators, menu planners and recipes, tips for caregivers, and
printable lists of questions to take to the doctor
You also may want to try out the new "myhealthfinder
<http://www.healthfinder.gov/prevention/> " tool, which provides
personalized health recommendations based on sex, age, and pregnancy
status. This feature offers evidence-based recommendations from the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in
prevention and primary care sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.
Visit the redesigned healthfinder.gov <http://www.healthfinder.gov/>
today and help us spread the word about this new resource. For
instructions on how to link to healthfinder.gov, please visit
http://www.healthfinder.gov/aboutus/linking.aspx.
Sandra Williams Hilfiker
Health Communication Advisor
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1101 Wootton Parkway, LL 100
Rockville, MD 20850
240-453-8268
SandraW.Hilfiker at hhs.gov
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