Localizing Chronic Disease Management: Information Work and Health Translations

TitleLocalizing Chronic Disease Management: Information Work and Health Translations
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsKaziunas, E, Ackerman, MS, Veinot, TCE
Conference NameAssociation for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting
Date Published10/2013
Keywordscommunity health, health informatics, health information, health translations, information access
Abstract

Based on interviews with people who had diabetes, high blood pressure, and kidney disease in Flint, Michigan, we found people actively doing information work to manage their health in the face of poverty, potentially violent conditions, high stress, and a distrust of institutionalized medicine. More specifically, we observed people translating information into the context of their everyday lives. We present various translations of health information in the form of local strategies for chronic illness management. Study findings highlight initial implications to support health information services on a community level.

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