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EHealth applications : promising strategies for health behavior change / edited by Seth M. Noar and Nancy Grant Harrington.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Routledge communication seriesPublication details: New York, NY: Routledge, 2012Description: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 0203149092
  • 9780203149096
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • RA427.8 .E34 2012eb
Online resources: Summary: Article Abstract: "This volume explores current use of interactive communication (or eHealth) applications to promote behavior change. It focuses on the use of these technology-based interventions for public health promotion and disease prevention, takinga population-based approach. The chapters included herein provide overviews of key interactive health communication applications; present research examining a variety of technology-based applications, including computer, Internet, and mobile; and offer observations and reflections on this growing area, including dissemination of programs and future directions for the study of interactive health communication. Providing a timely and comprehensive review of current tools for health communication, eHealth Applications is a must-read for scholars, students, and researchers in health communication, public health, and health education"--Provided by publisher
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Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Library - Royal Liverpool Main Shelves Available

eBooks on EBSCOhost All EBSCO eBooks Developed from a pre-conference at the 2010 Kentucky Conference on Health Communication. Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.

Article Abstract: "This volume explores current use of interactive communication (or eHealth) applications to promote behavior change. It focuses on the use of these technology-based interventions for public health promotion and disease prevention, takinga population-based approach. The chapters included herein provide overviews of key interactive health communication applications; present research examining a variety of technology-based applications, including computer, Internet, and mobile; and offer observations and reflections on this growing area, including dissemination of programs and future directions for the study of interactive health communication. Providing a timely and comprehensive review of current tools for health communication, eHealth Applications is a must-read for scholars, students, and researchers in health communication, public health, and health education"--Provided by publisher