Web 2.0 in Local Public Health

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Project Details

  • Project Team: Gillian Mayman,  UM Health Sciences Libraries; Alison Grodzinski, PRC
  • Project Dates: 2007-2009
  • Funding: National Library of Medicine Midwest

Description

The PRC partnered with the University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries, and the Genesee County and Monroe County Health Departments, to integrate Web 2.0 technologies into public health practice. The project team conducted training and worked with health department staff to develop projects using these technologies. This research will result in a model for local public health departments incorporating Web 2.0 and social technologies into their communication and information sharing methods.

Presentations

Mayman, G., Grodzinski, A., & Townsend, W. (2009, November). Creating a blog for your public health organization [Poster]. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Grodzinski, A., Mayman, G., & Townsend, W. (2009, November). Web 2.0 for Public Health [Learning Institute Workshop]. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Mayman, G., Grodzinski, A., & Townsend, W. (2009, November). Web 2.0 and Local Public Health [Poster]. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Grodzinski, A., & Mayman, G. (2009, August). Coaching, creativity and commitment: Training the workforce for Public Health 2.0. National Conference on Health Communication, Atlanta, GA.
Mayman, G., Townsend, W., Grodzinski, A., & Allee, N. (2009, May). Social technologies for health communications [Poster]. Medical Library Association, Honolulu, HI.
Mayman, G., Grodzinski, A., & Townsend, W. (2009, March). Web 2.0 and public health. Michigan Public Health Technology Conference, Lansing, MI.
Mayman, G., Grodzinski, A., & Townsend, W. (2009, March). Health marketing with Web 2.0 and social technologies. Michigan Public Health Technology Conference, Lansing, MI.
Mayman, G., Townsend, W., & Grodzinski, A. (2009, March). Creating a blog for your health department. Michigan Public Health Technology Conference, Lansing, MI.
Mayman, G., Grodzinski, A., Allee, N., Townsend, W., Perorazio, A., & Truong, H. (2008, May). Creating a roadmap: Web 2.0 and local public health practice. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.