title: Growing up at the intersection of the genomic era and the information age.
abstract: Children actively seek to make sense of their worlds based on the information they receive and their experience. For children growing up at the intersection of genomic era and information age, the array of information and experience continues to expand. This article highlights the importance of exploring these early contexts for learning, including the children's exposure to books and mass media, and the impact of early learning on later health literacy and behaviors. This article presents a case study discussing the inheritance of cystic fibrosis using the Harry Potter book series.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. martha-driessnack@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Driessnack
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000235:genetics; D023281:Genomics / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040582:Inheritance Patterns / Q000235:genetics; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration; D008093:Literature, Modern; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology