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Abstract
The Internet is increasingly used to disseminate health information about diseases and prevention and to help in obtaining health services. Although technology can empower African Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles, the gap in usage between African Americans and Whites undermines the potential power of health Internet technology (IT) to ameliorate health disparities. This study describes the development, implementation, and outcome of a health informatics intervention by a university–community partnership to increase awareness and use of health IT resources among African Americans to address the problem of their underuse of online health resources.
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Melissa B. Littlefield
Melissa B. Littlefield is associate professor, Lorece Edwards is associate professor, and Timothy Akers is professor at Morgan State University.
Lorece Edwards
Melissa B. Littlefield is associate professor, Lorece Edwards is associate professor, and Timothy Akers is professor at Morgan State University.
Timothy Akers
Melissa B. Littlefield is associate professor, Lorece Edwards is associate professor, and Timothy Akers is professor at Morgan State University.