Reaching and Teaching Teens: Adolescent Health Literacy and the Internet
Open Access
- 17 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet
- Vol. 12 (2), 105-118
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15398280802121406
Abstract
Virtually 100% of American teens have access to the Internet either at home, school, libraries, or elsewhere, and the majority are using it daily. The Internet has become one of the most important vehicles to educate and inform young people about health and medical issues. However, many teens have limited searching skills or problems with literacy and other issues that may make it difficult for them to locate and understand authoritative information. Parents, teachers, school nurses, health professionals, librarians, and Web designers who impact teenagers' health knowledge and skill development in information seeking, health decision making, and health literacy should be aware of the issues in dealing with this unique group and should also be familiar with quality health resources on the Web.Keywords
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