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Discount on The Journal of Health Communication

27 August 2010
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The Journal of Health Communication is an international journal which features research articles on developments in the field of health communication, new media, m-health and interactive health communication, health literacy, shared decision making and ethics and public health campaigns. PiF members can subscribe with a special discounted rate. Click through to the web site for more details.

New Appointments to PiF

13 August 2010
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PiF is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Director and a new regional co-ordinator for London. Geraldine Mynors joins PiF as Director. Geraldine has considerable experience and expertise in health information, business and strategic development and was Head of Projects at Medicines Partnership. Mary Hanbury joins PiF as regional co-ordinator for the whole of London. Mary's background is in nursing but for the past 8 years she has been managing an Macmillan cancer information service. We welcome both of them and wish them well in their roles with PiF.

Developing an Information Strategy for NHS organisations

20 August 2010
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The foundation for any consumer health information service is an effective, comprehensive and robust information strategy. However, feedback from members tells us that very few of you have a complete strategy for your organisation, that there are areas that are proving challenging and that you would like to learn from the work that others are doing. This event brings PiF NHS members together and, by providing room for networking, discussion and an opportunity to share experiences and documents, creates a 'collective wisdom' that will create a framework for developing an information strategy. The workshop is in Rotherham on 1 November 2010 and is free to attend.

Health Literacy and health information workshop

20 August 2010
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PiF has joined forces with ContinYou to offer a half day workshop on health literacy and health information. The workshop aims to give you a greater understanding of ways in which information and advice can be developed, modified and provided for people with Basic Skills and Health Literacy needs. The workshop is in London on 12 October 2010.

PiF Guide to Appraising Health Information

23 July 2010
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This is PiF's first Guide and it takes a comprehensive look at the subject of appraising health information for quality. The Guide explores why quality is important and how to go about appraising the quality of individual resources and information production processes. There is also a section on appraising quality for users. The Guide contains case studies and personal perspectives from PiF members, as well as appraisal tools and useful organisations. The Guide is free to download for PiF members. It's also available to order as either a printed version or interactive PDF.