000003121 001__ 3121 000003121 005__ 20251016153000.0 000003121 0247_ $$2DOI 000003121 037__ $$aIR 000003121 041__ $$aeng 000003121 245__ $$aThe needle in the haystack: finding high quality online health information amongst an infinite supply of data 000003121 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000003121 269__ $$a2017 000003121 336__ $$aCapstone 000003121 502__ $$bM.P.A.S. 000003121 502__ $$gPhysician Assistant (sunsetting) 000003121 520__ $$aThe internet is now a regular and widespread part of life in the United States. By 2012, between 78% and 81% of American adults said they used the internet. People commonly go online to find information, including health-related topics. In fact, 72% of internet users said they had searched for health information online in the past year. However, while there's a lot of health information available online, the sheer volume can make it hard to find what you’re looking for. Because of this, the Healthy People 2020 initiative (a government program aimed at improving public health) made it a goal to increase the number of people who say they can easily find health information on the internet. 000003121 540__ $$fCC BY 000003121 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000003121 650__ $$aPublic Health$$024885 000003121 650__ $$aAdult$$014319 000003121 650__ $$aInternet Use$$013401 000003121 650__ $$aInternet$$032394 000003121 650__ $$aHealthy People Programs$$035032 000003121 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000003121 692__ $$aDivision of Physician Assistant Education$$041465 000003121 7001_ $$aStuder, Matthew$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000003121 7201_ $$aAllada, Gopal$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eAdvisor 000003121 7201_ $$aDrummond, Sarah$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eAdvisor 000003121 8564_ $$9fc638bdc-7b12-4b46-80ce-7e4ae2cd5435$$s152280$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3121/files/4086_etd.pdf$$ePublic$$2969a7d229bf204772b3357684555943b$$31 000003121 905__ $$a/rest/prod/r2/07/tp/57/r207tp578 000003121 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:3121$$pstudent-work 000003121 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations