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The delivery of public health interventions via the Internet: actualizing their potential.

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Bennett, GG; Glasgow, RE
Published in: Annual review of public health
January 2009

The Internet increasingly serves as a platform for the delivery of public health interventions. The efficacy of Internet interventions has been demonstrated across a wide range of conditions. Much more work remains, however, to enhance the potential for broad population dissemination of Internet interventions. In this article, we examine the effectiveness of Internet interventions, with particular attention to their dissemination potential. We discuss several considerations (characterizing reach rates, minimizing attrition, promoting Web site utilization, use of tailored messaging and social networking) that may improve the implementation of Internet interventions and their associated outcomes. We review factors that may influence the adoption of Internet interventions in a range of potential dissemination settings. Finally, we present several recommendations for future research that highlight the potential importance of better understanding intervention reach, developing consensus regarding Web site usage metrics, and more broadly integrating Web 2.0 functionality.

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Annual review of public health

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EISSN

1545-2093

ISSN

0163-7525

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

30

Start / End Page

273 / 292

Related Subject Headings

  • User-Computer Interface
  • Social Support
  • Public Health Practice
  • Public Health
  • Internet
  • Information Dissemination
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Education
  • Communication
 

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Bennett, G. G., & Glasgow, R. E. (2009). The delivery of public health interventions via the Internet: actualizing their potential. Annual Review of Public Health, 30, 273–292. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.031308.100235
Bennett, Gary G., and Russell E. Glasgow. “The delivery of public health interventions via the Internet: actualizing their potential.Annual Review of Public Health 30 (January 2009): 273–92. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.031308.100235.
Bennett GG, Glasgow RE. The delivery of public health interventions via the Internet: actualizing their potential. Annual review of public health. 2009 Jan;30:273–92.
Bennett, Gary G., and Russell E. Glasgow. “The delivery of public health interventions via the Internet: actualizing their potential.Annual Review of Public Health, vol. 30, Jan. 2009, pp. 273–92. Epmc, doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.031308.100235.
Bennett GG, Glasgow RE. The delivery of public health interventions via the Internet: actualizing their potential. Annual review of public health. 2009 Jan;30:273–292.

Published In

Annual review of public health

DOI

EISSN

1545-2093

ISSN

0163-7525

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

30

Start / End Page

273 / 292

Related Subject Headings

  • User-Computer Interface
  • Social Support
  • Public Health Practice
  • Public Health
  • Internet
  • Information Dissemination
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Education
  • Communication