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Community information systems

March 11, 2011

In This Issue

Recent presentations
Community information systems
Peer-to-peer healthcare
Upcoming Reports
Future of Social Relations

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Recent Presentations & Commentary
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJgYmrjS5B-LupaJSelmRQBQbabrjtF0WmeqGNv5d-VBZIT2b681m-WjU197FDOxkk4VnrTyuxFYsdDExHUDa8O_NnE68w--cDhS4m96D2SbXC6V2NXS6oRVE6WKKa5n5OzB9QUXEzRG6mI3Ac3-yktdNaL5tBIg4o9AXpRxguixmTY9KMmEyuHAGyxBDO1F4l7rMfMIAozbzQ==]

Susannah Fox [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJiH0k6vUqwJ7V3_JunLkl54b1LzRdvQuWX1wL-caVFSzpm5DNaAHiWsl0zoDdnIUcia3wnUlg6I5hEsM0MxThlEyMvtl1XA31jPxbQc3EbiZVcObaH6-pFt_3i7tZz2i9B-UO5xMSEShA==],
March 11

In partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's
Health and the White House Council on Women and Girls, the White House Office of
National AIDS Policy will convene a meeting in recognition of National Women and
Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day that will bring together community groups, local health
organizations, adolescent and teenage girls, national organizations and research
experts to discuss the issue of HIV/AIDS and its impact on women, young women and
girls.

Associate Director Susannah Fox presented the Pew Internet Project's latest research
on peer-to-peer healthcare and mobile access to health information as context for
the conversation. Read more » [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJgYmrjS5B-LupaJSelmRQBQbabrjtF0WmeqGNv5d-VBZIT2b681m-WjU197FDOxkk4VnrTyuxFYsdDExHUDa8O_NnE68w--cDhS4m96D2SbXC6V2NXS6oRVE6WKKa5n5OzB9QUXEzRG6mI3Ac3-yktdNaL5tBIg4o9AXpRxguixmTY9KMmEyuHAGyxBDO1F4l7rMfMIAozbzQ==]
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About the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
The Pew Internet & American Life Project is an initiative of the Pew Research Center
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJiXAe-6txeFTG4rHwBYr_dMWQNBanyEgtEhYFyCkMziJW8S7XWFNV6AjKgUc-hS5AccB4LqTssoRvh3b2kVuZH5h8KOT_R2V-_7p3_LPVjaLQ==],
a nonprofit "fact tank"that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends
shaping America and the world. The Pew Internet & American Life Project explores
the impact of the internet on children, families, communities, the work place,
schools, health care and civic/political life. Support for the project is provided
by The Pew Charitable Trusts [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJhn_1k6-q6yRlqviNYVkTfUtQtBhy-GT6dmZtaKeUO6n7nJ9FPeL5pIDy40kV30x8jjuT1IHeoITfG66R3r4Ja4c1AkgRUPzYIRtlA9kBnd0g==].
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Featured Report: How the Public Perceives Community Information Systems [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJhsabQ-JI05mVdDie4rj8PRpQtZHABf9Dauy0HLNa3lmWZPBJclwdJl6Hv10YSDJUBl5a2pd3bIcj09oCzzi_g8H7xfjvWURrF6XE1iVQYd4iAkALvP2_zmE_oVvm-biCzbHREPnmqQKsFOirgos4SVVu1QfqpFArha4TxX0zUfod04OtyZnvhN]
Community Information Systems [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJhsabQ-JI05mVdDie4rj8PRpQtZHABf9Dauy0HLNa3lmWZPBJclwdJl6Hv10YSDJUBl5a2pd3bIcj09oCzzi_g8H7xfjvWURrF6XE1iVQYd4iAkALvP2_zmE_oVvm-biCzbHREPnmqQKsFOirgos4SVVu1QfqpFArha4TxX0zUfod04OtyZnvhN]Surveys
in several communities have found that the people who believe their local government
does a good job sharing information are more likely than others to feel satisfied
with civic life.

Those who believe city hall is forthcoming are more likely than others to feel
good about: the overall quality of their community; the ability of the entire
information environment of their community to give them the information that matters;
the overall performance of their local government; and the performance of all manner
of civic and journalistic institutions ranging from the fire department to the
libraries to the local newspaper and TV stations. In addition, government transparency
is associated with residents' personal feelings of empowerment: Those who think
their government shares information well are more likely to say that average citizens
can have an impact on government.

Those are some of the key findings of surveys in San Jose, Philadelphia, and Macon,
Ga. by the Monitor Institute in association with the Pew Research Center's Internet
& America Life Project, with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

"There have been vast changes in the local news and information landscape in recent
years," noted Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet Project and an author of
a report on the findings. "One of the key insights here is that citizens have
new ways to assess the performance of city hall. They are paying attention to
how transparent their government is. If they feel public agencies are forthcoming,
they also feel better about other parts of town." Read more » [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJhsabQ-JI05mVdDie4rj8PRpQtZHABf9Dauy0HLNa3lmWZPBJclwdJl6Hv10YSDJUBl5a2pd3bIcj09oCzzi_g8H7xfjvWURrF6XE1iVQYd4iAkALvP2_zmE_oVvm-biCzbHREPnmqQKsFOirgos4SVVu1QfqpFArha4TxX0zUfod04OtyZnvhN]
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Report: Peer-to-peer Healthcare [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJifPse7RfF6Key8QQmFGG-YLUjco3Msett2_mwRoBqMSnUTEjE9pHREQy9e11q8bajuEBPVlhMGuHSjXZiIDYluJEsOZkHcg9awhZIvGw2NSTBsNDB5gcCqbOU-rQCT-P80uWShfOErTOfScU0UQyem]
Peer2Peer Hands [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJifPse7RfF6Key8QQmFGG-YLUjco3Msett2_mwRoBqMSnUTEjE9pHREQy9e11q8bajuEBPVlhMGuHSjXZiIDYluJEsOZkHcg9awhZIvGw2NSTBsNDB5gcCqbOU-rQCT-P80uWShfOErTOfScU0UQyem]
Many Americans turn to friends and family for support and advice when they have
a health problem. This report shows how people's networks are expanding to include
online peers, particularly in the crucible of rare disease.
The most striking finding of the national survey is the extent of peer-to-peer
help among people living with chronic conditions. One in four internet users living
with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart conditions, lung conditions, cancer,
or some other chronic ailment (23%) say they have gone online to find others with
similar health concerns. By contrast, 15% of internet users who report no chronic
conditions have sought such help online.
When asked about the last time they had a health issue, however, 70% of adults
in the U.S. say they received information, care, or support from a health professional.
Fifty-four percent of adults say they turned to friends and family. Twenty percent
of adults say they turned to others who have the same health condition. The oft-expressed
fear that patients are using the internet to self-diagnose and self-medicate without
reference to medical professionals does not emerge in national phone surveys or
in this special rare-disease community survey. Read more » [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJifPse7RfF6Key8QQmFGG-YLUjco3Msett2_mwRoBqMSnUTEjE9pHREQy9e11q8bajuEBPVlhMGuHSjXZiIDYluJEsOZkHcg9awhZIvGw2NSTBsNDB5gcCqbOU-rQCT-P80uWShfOErTOfScU0UQyem]
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Upcoming Reports
Report | March 14 | How mobile devices are changing community information environments
A new report examines how American adults use their cellphones and tablet computers
to get local news and information. This survey is being released as a part of the
Project for Excellence in Journalism's 2011 State of the News Media Report.
Report | March 17 | The Internet and Campaign 2010

This report explores how adults used the internet for political purposes in the
2010 election cycle, and how it compared with the 2006 midterm contest.

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Future of the Internet: The future of social relations [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=8fjbltcab&et=1104796167415&s=12636&e=001viQl5edMmJhuG4GV0R3RuMASfUW03VM3Vy2iSIHKsmAmPL3JjiBqplfSgrZYCNfdzlxLl-dDkmt93JBk_bhPc1yYdDIkwyui0tMD7uICcDCOwJqMf47zaeLTA8D-PQNrL1BCA5gNtodc8-kW7D_qCn3jKpaezUu7kMw_XEV6uzocyyVvwCFrog==]

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reconnected with my old school friends online, stay in touch with my family overseas
online, and have a wide circle of close online friends. For those born in the internet
age, this will be the norm. For those born before it, some will have adapted by
2020 and some will not have." -Jeremy Malcolm, project coordinator, Consumers
International, and co-director of the Internet Governance Caucus

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