title: HealthLine--a telephone health information and promotion service in Singapore.
abstract: HealthLine is a toll-free telephone information service on healthy living. Provided by Singapore's Ministry of Health, it augments national health promotion programmes and simultaneously feels the pulse of the common health concerns of the population. The development of the telephone information service is described and the ease of the use of telecommunication in the provision of health information and promotion is highlighted in the paper.
authors.affiliation: Continuing Care Department, Ministry of Health, Singapore.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmi
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D012846:Singapore; D013689:Telephone