Ecological Perspectives of Health: Understanding Information Flow and Influence
Explore different ecological perspectives of health and their levels of influence. Discuss relevant information types and how they are shared across levels. Dive into holistic well-being from information-as-thing viewpoints. Make an appointment with Jeff for more insights.
Ecological Perspectives of Health: Understanding Information Flow and Influence
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Introduction Introduction INLS 705
Objectives Design your learning experience Get to know this class Discuss issues from different ecological perspectives of health
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Health homeostasis holistic well-being
Information as process as knowledge as thing Any difference that makes a difference
Discussion • What types of information may be relevant to: • each ecological level of health, and • its levels of influence? • Is there a link between the types of information? • How can information be shared between the levels?
Readings • INFORMATION AS THING by Michael Buckland, Journal of the American Society of Information Science 42:5 (June 1991): 351-360 http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/thing.html • National Cancer Institute. Theory at a glance: A guide for health promotion practice. [Internet]Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, NIH; 2005 Available from: www.cancer.gov/theory