A community engagement program to improve awareness for credible online health information.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The volume of online health information available makes it difficult to navigate and check its validity and reliability. A community-based MedlinePlus training program was developed to improve participants' ability to access credible online health information.

Case presentation

The program was a public-private partnership between a managed care organization and four local public libraries. A total of eight programs were held between October and November 2017. Each program had a 30-minute cooking demonstration followed by a 30-minute training on access to and navigation of the MedlinePlus website. Program participants were Medicaid beneficiaries, dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and community members from a Pennsylvania county (n=39). A pre-

SUBMITTER: Austin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11486053 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature