According Wang, et al (2022), during July–December 2022, 58.5% of U.S. adults used the Internet to look for health or medical information. The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet (JCHI) covers the fields of consumer health information, patient education, and health literacy.
The “Consumer Resources Reviews” column provides an arena for consumer and health-sciences information professionals to review health-related information found on the Internet.
Examples of recently published articles (Listed in alphabetical order):
- “Can’t You Just Cure It by Not Eating Sugar?!”: A Review of the Children with Diabetes Site, childrenwithdiabetes.com
- Alone We Are Rare, Together We Are Strong: A Review of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®)
- It’s Not Just for Medical Professionals: Patient Resources of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
- Mental Health and You: A Brief Annotated Bibliography
- No, Bananas Don’t Cure HIV, Nor Will Garlic Cure COVID-19: Searching for, Assessing, and Consuming Health Information Online
- OM, NOM, NOM, This is Deeee-Licious!: An Overview of Nutrition for Kids
- Sunburn, Poison Ivy, and Ticks, OH MY! A Brief Listing of Consumer Resources for Safe Outdoors Fun
- True Vision Does Not Require the Eyes: A Review of FamilyConnect.org
- Understanding the Silent Killer: A Review of NIAAA, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- We are all human: A review of The Trevor Project and the It Gets Better Project
Remaining 2024 Consumer Resources Review Manuscript Submission Deadlines:
- 27, Issue 3, 2024-The deadline is Thursday, June 20, 2024.
- 27, Issue 4, 2024-The deadline is September 19, 2024
Interested authors are asked to contact Jeannine Creazzo with the website they wish to review to determine suitability for publication in JCHI. Jeannine.Creazzo@rwjbh.org.
Wang X, Cohen RA. Health information technology use among adults: United States, July–December 2022. NCHS Data Brief, no 482. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2023. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:133700.
