Educating the Patient

• Meta-sites will allow the patient to browse for information.

  • Healthfinder (www.healthfinder.gov)

• Web search engines can allow them to find lots of resources for a chronic disease. (AltaVista)

• Focused web sites can help locate resources for their disease or help them prevent disease.

  • OncoLink (www.oncolink.upenn.edu)
  • Health Risk Assessment (www.youfirst.com/hra.htm)

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