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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Expanded center on the consumer health website, NetWellness (http://www.netwellness.org) features experts Robert Haynie, M.D., Ph.D., from Case Western Reserve University and Kenneth Davis, Jr., M.D., from the University of Cincinnati
CLEVELAND -- In honor of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Health Braintrust "Public Forum on Health Disparities" being held at Case Western Reserve University (Case), NetWellness, a highly regarded consumer health website, will unveil its expanded health center focusing on African American health (http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/aahealth/). The Center features original articles written by experts in the field, Ask an Expert for many health topics relevant to African Americans, and links to many high-quality websites. Provided by the University of Cincinnati, the Ohio State University and Case, NetWellness is pleased to support the Braintrust event with science-based, unbiased content written for consumers.
NetWellness expert Dr. Davis (UC) notes that "NetWellness represents a collaborative effort by three major university medical centers to provide accurate, relevant, and objective health information to the public in a user-friendly format. The African American health center specifically addresses the major health problems in our community."
Rep. Tubbs Jones (D-OH) is convinced that, "To impact health disparities, it is vital that all of us - lawmakers, grass-roots organizations, health systems and universities - work together. It is wonderful to see Ohio's research universities taking a leadership role to provide the best information for all our nation's citizens."
With NetWellness receiving 2.5 million hits each month, NetWellness expert Dr. Haynie (Case) believes that "providing consumer-focused content on African American health can improve outcomes for individuals everywhere, regardless of age, gender, education or income level." With the availability of computers at most public libraries and service free of charge, NetWellness reaches communities throughout the United States, including the traditionally underserved.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, NetWellness was one of the first consumer health websites on the internet, and remains commercial- free to this day. Susan Wentz, M.D. who is director of NetWellness at Case and a participating panelist on health information technology at the public forum, observes "With all the health information available today, it is vital that it's accessible to the public and presented in a way that people can use in their lives."
For the past four years, funding has been secured in the federal budget through the leadership of U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Navarre), U.S. Rep. Dave Hobson (R-Springfield) and Senator George V. Voinovich (R-OH).
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Please note: only your personal physician or other health professional you consult can best advise you on matters of your health based on your medical history, your family medical history, your medication history, and how information from any of these databases may apply to you. Neither University of Cincinnati (NetWellness) nor any party involved in creating, producing or delivering this web site shall be liable for any damages arising out of access to or use of this web site, or any errors or omissions in the content thereof. (More) 
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