---
title: "Blogs and health care"
description: "Blogs are part of the bigger story about dramatic change in people's information environments. This presentation on health-related blogs focuses on their implication for health providers in communicating with patients and caregivers."
date: "2006-03-21"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2006/03/21/blogs-and-health-care/"
categories:
  - "Health Policy"
  - "Healthcare Online"
  - "Medicine & Health"
  - "Online Search"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Blogs and health care

Blogs are part of the bigger story about dramatic change in people's information environments. This presentation on health-related blogs focuses on their implication for health providers in communicating with patients and caregivers.