Online Health Information Seeking Among US Adults: Measuring Progress Toward a Healthy People 2020 Objective

2019408 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Lila J. Finney Rutten · Mayo Clinic in Florida

Kelly D. Blake · National Cancer Institute

Alexandra J. Greenberg · Mayo Clinic in Florida

Summer V. Allen · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Richard P. Moser · National Cancer Institute

Bradford W. Hesse · National Cancer Institute

Abstract

The percentage of online health information seekers reporting easily accessing health information did not meet the HP2020 objective. Continued efforts are needed to enable easy access to online health information among diverse populations.

Topics & Keywords

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Social Media in Health Education

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Public Health Reports

Volume 134, Issue 6, pp. 617-625

DOI: 10.1177/0033354919874074

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