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Health Education Research, Vol. 15, No. 5, 527-531, October 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

Editorial

Health education and the digital divide: building bridges and filling chasms

Jay M. Bernhardt

Assistant Editor for Information Technology, Health Education Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior
Director, Public Health Information Technology Laboratory
University of Georgia, Athens

Information technologies, such as personal computers and the Internet, are revolutionizing the way that people communicate, learn, and exchange goods and services. In the near future, information technologies also may revolutionize the way people promote and protect their health. More than any other communication medium or health-related technology, the Internet has the greatest potential to promote health and prevent disease for individuals and communities throughout the world. Extensive research will be required, however, to maximize positive health effects of the Internet while minimizing potentially dangerous side effects. In recognition of its tremendous potential and to further encourage new empirical research, Health Education Research will devote an upcoming Special Issue to the topic of health education and the Internet (see the Call for Papers in this issue).

The growth of the Internet has been unparalleled. Rogers (Rogers, 2000Go) recently noted that, in industrialized nations, the rate of adoption of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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