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Increasing health literacy among patients is a difficult task as medical jargon and healthcare directions can be overwhelming and difficult to comprehend. In today’s digital world, people are more connected than ever before and have the ability to find healthcare information in a way that was not possible in recent years. Mass media and social media have become particularly influential in conveying health information to the public. With the amount of misinformation being spread, coupled with poor health literacy skills, it is imperative that new strategies and policies are undertaken to ensure that patients and the general public receive accurate information and are appropriately educated ...
A primary concern of rare disease diagnosis is the lack of accurate information that may lead to delayed interventions, administering inaccurate treatments, and social consequences. Health communication continues to be one-way and rely on the expertise from the health practitioner. In such a broad spectrum of rare diseases, patients may find it difficult to obtain timely information, accurate diagnosis, and appropriate treatments, surgeries, medications, or psychological counseling in their own countries. The use of information and communication technologies can create new communication channels that address this lack of knowledge. Communicating Rare Diseases and Disorders in the Digital Age...
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In this delicious book, noted food scholar Carole M. Counihan presents a compelling and artfully told narrative about family and food in late 20th-century Florence. Based on solid research, Counihan examines how family, and especially gender have changed in Florence since the end of World War II to the present, giving us a portrait of the changing nature of modern life as exemplified through food and foodways.
Le priorit sanitarie del mondo sono cambiate. Oggi le malattie croniche non trasmissibili (MNT) sono diventate una vera e propria epidemia e rappresentano una sfida globale che richiede una risposta globale. Date queste condizioni, necessario promuovere un profondo cambiamento del welfare che punti soprattutto alla prevenzione e alla promozione di stili di vita ŇsaniÓ e ŇpositiviÓ. In particolare necessario intervenire sui giovani perch durante adolescenza che molto spesso hanno inizio le condotte dŐabuso, i disordini del comportamento alimentare e le pratiche rischiose, sempre pi strumenti ŇnormalizzatiÓ di socializzazione. Il rapporto tra giovani e salute rappresenta dunque un terri...
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