Describe the purpose of the virtual health community that you selected.

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Review Dr. Rand\’s PowerPoint presentation \”Online Health Communities: The influence of social media on consumer empowerment.

2. Read Nambisan\’s article for instructions on how to evaluate Online Health Communities from a consumer perspective. ***You will use the FOUR Dimensions of online health communities described in this classic article in your Assignment #4

https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uwm.edu/dist/8/147/files/2019/10/Nambisan-HCMR-2011.pdf

3. Explore online health communities recommended by Pinterest  https://www.pinterest.com/restministries/health-communities-online/ or WebMD  https://exchanges.webmd.com/default.htm

4. Follow the instructions on slide 4 of the PowerPoint presentation for specific instructions on how to complete this assignment.

Assign at least one page per OHC website evaluation and respond to activities a, b, and c below for each OHC.

a)   Describe the purpose of the virtual health community that you selected.

b)   Evaluate the website based on 4 dimensions of experience: Pragmatic, empathic, sociability, and usability experience.  The parameters for evaluation are described in Nambisan’s article (Week 13 folder) with details in the next slide.

c)   Describe why or why not you would recommend each site to a patient/client with that condition

Paper requirements: APA format including:

  • 4 page count – this EXCLUDES title page, abstract and reference page.
  • Title page
  • Abstract of less 150 words must be included.
  • 3-5 Keywords.
  • Reference page with minimum of five (5) references from the literature required. ( 2020-2025)
  • Font: Times New Roman #12, double spaced, one inch margins