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Consumer health informatics is a relatively new discipline and has been defined by Gunther Eysenbach as follows:

Consumer health informatics is the branch of medical informatics that analyses consumers’ needs for information; studies and implements methods of making information accessible to consumers; and models and integrates consumers’ preferences into medical information systems. (Eysenbach 2000)

Benefits

Consumer health informatics (CHI) provides patients and healthy consumers with the e-health tools, skills and support they need to better manage their health decisions. Examples for CHI tools are Web sites providing self-care information, Internet-based disease management tools, telemedicine, personal health records (PHRs), online support groups, etc. In the age of the Internet, almost any health information system or communication tool has an interface for consumers.

Healthcare providers are turning to consumer health informatics to provide patients not only with health advice but with an opportunity to manage certain aspects of their condition. One of the purposes of the aforementionned PHR is to involve patients in the management of their healthcare. Meanwhile, consumers are themselves looking for resources on the Internet or even starting their own.

References

• Eysenbach G. Recent Advances: Consumer Health Informatics. BMJ 2000; 320: 1713–16
• Lewis D, Eysenbach G et al. Consumer Health Informatics. Springer 2005 ISBN 0-387-23991-X)
• National Library of Medicine.; National Institutes of Health. [WWW] 3RD July 2003. Consumer Health Informatics Research. http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/cgsb/research/chr/ (30TH July 2003).
• Simpson, Louise.; Robinson, Paul.; e-Clinical Governance. Radcliffe Medical Press (Oxford). 2002.

External links

• Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) www.jmir.org, publishes consumer health informatics articles related to health on the Internet
• Biohealthmatics.com
• Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

See also

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• Executive Summary: Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTMLOn August 2, President Bush signed into law the ‘Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer. Protection Act of 2004’. Under the Senate bill (S. 741),
• Food Labeling The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA), which took effect January 1, 2006, mandates that foods containing milk, eggs, fish,
• Switchboard, from NRDC › Jennifer Sass's Blog › Europe vs. USA Imagine my surprise to realize that the US FDA and industry were both adamantly against the labeling of consumer products that contain nanomaterials.
• Addressing the Challenges of the Food Allergen Labeling and To ensure compliance with the Food Allergen Labeling Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA), food processors should consider an automated approach to traceability
• Labeling & Consumer Protection This page explains FSIS policies on food labeling, food additives and product identity standards. FSIS provides policy direction on labeling and product
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• Seafood Network Information Center Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) Industry Guidance (Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens) - FDA
• Illinois Food Allergy Education Association | Law Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004. (Title II of Public Law 108-282). Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004.
• Allergens On August 2, President Bush signed into law the ‘Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004’. Under the Senate bill (S. 741),
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• 16 C.F.R. Part 502 The regulations in this part establish requirements for labeling of consumer commodities with respect to use of package size characterizations,
• February 3, 2005 - ASM Comments on FSIS Report Assessing the Labeling and Consumer Education Team. FSIS Findings. The Labeling and Consumer Education Team focused in part on incentive labeling.
• Energy & Environment - FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection These web pages connect you to FTC resources on energy labeling for consumer products, retail sales of electricity, environmental marketing claims,
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