AboutKidsHealth: A Unique Initiative in Pediatric Consumer Health Informatics (original) (raw)

2006

Abstract

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (SickKids), has launched AboutKidsHealth, a project that promotes and delivers evidence-based information and programs according to a determinants of health model arising from the understanding that health extends beyond the absence of disease. Accordingly, AboutKidsHealth takes an inclusive approach to the enhancement of quality of life that embraces the home, the greater community, the education system, and the health system. The project employs innovative communication strategies supported by state-of-theart technology to deliver evidence-based information and programs in all major areas influencing child health and family quality of life. The web-based infrastructure is also used to provide enhanced communication for families of children with complex conditions and health professionals, and to develop web-based research projects in collaboration with SickKids scientists.

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