Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Introduction and background By the staff of the Pew Internet & American Life Project The September 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were the most seismic news events in the Web era. They dominated people’s thoughts and their actions online like no other event before them. One of the most […]
Most Internet users who seek health information online find the advice they’re looking for and are cautious about how they use it. But only a quarter of them follow experts’ advice to carefully check the credibility of their sources. Medical librarians produce a guide for smart online health searches and great Web sites. WASHINGTON (May […]
Introduction Tens of millions of Americans turn to the Internet when they need help with health problems. Health professionals are often apprehensive about the reliability of online health information and wonder how consumers can possibly find good advice in the untamed wilderness of the Internet. In an environment where any quack can create a credible-looking […]
10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. National Press Club Washington, D.C. Panelists: Ken Connor, President, Family Research Council Ron Haskins, Senior Advisor for Welfare Policy at the Domestic Policy Council of the White House Sharon Parrott, Co-director of Federal TANF Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Jim Skillen, President, Center for Public Justice Roberto Suro, […]
1:30pm – 3:00pm Washington, D.C. Panelists include: William Galston, Professor, School of Public Affairs and Director, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland; Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Stephen Macedo, Professor of Politics and Director, Center for Human Values, Princeton University Nicholas Wolterstorff, Professor of Philosophical […]
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. Presentation of paper by: W. Bradford Wilcox, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia and Non-Residential Fellow, The Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, Yale University Panelists include: Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services Theodora Ooms, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for […]
Conclusion More health-related information is being collected and shared about individuals than ever, and until the release of the federal health privacy regulation in December 2000, there were almost no federal legal limits on how this information could be used and disclosed. By focusing on electronic transactions, the privacy regulation required by HIPAA aimed to […]
65 million Americans have sought health care information on the Internet Most online health activities are not covered by HIPAA WASHINGTON-Path-breaking new federal rules designed to protect the medical privacy of Americans will not guard the privacy of Internet users when they are doing the most common e-health actions online. The Health Insurance Portability and […]