Community Corner

Health communicators and anti-tobacco advocates who we work with may be at this invitation-only European conference. The rest of us can vicariously attend through the live streaming web site. The conference takes place in Brussels from Oct 9 through Oct 11, 2008. It may not always be riveting, and the time zone differences could have you getting ...

Most organizations use shared hosting for their web sites. Site visitors can come from anywhere in the world. Occasionally, a site will seem to vanish for a bit. When uncertain if the site you are trying to reach is down or there is a problem closer to your own network and computer, try the following link: Down for everyone or just me? It ...

Where can you find out that Vermont seniors rank number 1 in eating more than 5 fruits and veggies a day while Mississippi ranks last? Or that Hawaii seniors rank best with the lowest number of 'frequent mental distress' days -- go figure! The recently released 2007 State of Aging and Health in America Report pulls ...

At various times in our lives we seek help and information. It may be for ourselves, our family member or a friend. Many non-profit human service organizations exist just to respond to these needs. Some use the web intelligently, most focus on the voice on the phone or the face in front of them. Diligent 'outreach' and ...

Overwhelmed by getting way too much when searching?   The people who bring web searching to more desktops than any other now have a solution. Google custom search engines enable anyone with a Google account to create their own 'slice of the web' search engine.   To demonstrate,  ITScooperative  developed two custom ...

The HealthCentral Network demonstrates how aggressively and strategically commercial interests are leveraging public interest in health. This is a health portal with a twist. It aggregates and links a network of health sites dealing with common concerns. Also elegantly simple is the organization of health sites by mind, body, and general health. ...

Use of visual imagery for communication and design are taking on greater importance. Quite simply, if the message doesn't successfully catch and keep the attention of the intended audience, it fails. Getting the message through the din of the day is an ongoing challenge. Now millions are doing their own publishing. Corporations grab space, ...

We recently mounted a gallery of everyday information architecture photos  taken during the planning stage for an application design. The application performs activity tracking and consolidated reporting for more than twenty organizations, each reporting to the same funder. Members of this federation ranged from small 3 person offices to ...

In looking around for online innovations I came across the Trent Improvement Network, a part of the UK's National Health Service. In my view, this is one of the best examples of using the web for informing, connecting and publishing. They have it all: directories of people and resources, events, best practice toolkits ('steal with pride'), ...

This recently launched health portal will be of interests to health promoters working with individual, community and policy perspectives on health. The English language home page at: http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm leads with personal and environmental concerns and ends with government support and policy items. Introductory pages ...