On Thursday, January 27 the eHealth Strategy Office presented the use of social media and web technology in the context of the Inter-Cultural Online Health Network (iCON) project.
Recording: available here.
Presenters: Helen Novak Lauscher, Nelson Shen
Facilitator: Daniel Hooker
With an aim to bring culturally relevant, linguistically appropriate, trusted health information on chronic disease management to BC’s multicultural populations, the eHealth Strategy Office began the InterCultural Online Health Network (iCON) with Metro Vancouver’s Chinese population in June 2007, and has since expanded to include the Punjabi-speaking South Asian community.
Dr. Helen Novak Lauscher, Nelson Shen and Daniel Hooker facilitated a round table discussion that provided background of iCON and highlighted current and future uses of social media in the project. The discussion linked iCON project goals (delivering evidence based, culturally appropriate health information; engaging communities and patients in their own health; and connecting people together for healthy communities) to social media principles and strategies through sharing experiences and ideas amongst participants. The roundtable discussed potential uses of social media and social media principles in the context of iCON and other eHealth initiatives, and provided a forum to share best practices, experiences, and creative ideas that may be applicable to attendees’ work in health research, education and service delivery.