Health Literacy
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Date:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 1:00pm
Accessing Quality Online Health Information.
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the D.C. Department of Health's HIV/AIDS Administration (DCDH/HAA). Presented by the Project for Intermediate Advocates (PIA).
Instructors: A. Muhammad & G. Thomas
901 G St. N.W., Room #311
Washington, DC 20001
Learn how to find quality online health information.
Required Skills
The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics and Web I Basics.
Note: Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents, or send them to your e-mail account.
Class Objectives
You will be able to:
Navigate medical Web sites
Evaluate medical Web sites for updates and active links
Research personal health issues
Make informed health decisions based on information retrieved from creditable health Web sites