title: @Prevention: a website project for prevention in the healthcare setting.
abstract: In the field of prevention, Internet websites and their related instruments constitute valuable tools for healthcare facilities, and particularly for Local Healthcare Authorities (LHA). As yet, however, their undoubted potential remains largely unexploited. Many LHA websites currently operating in Italy are organized in such a way that they fail to make adequate use of this precious resource. Indeed, communication regarding prevention is all too often limited to the simple reproduction of information and indications in a static and heterogeneous manner, so much so that it resembles a mere "online notice-board". The aim of the present research was to analyze the current situation and the various innovative proposals that have been made, in order to construct a more effective website model that could be used nationwide. To this end, the research was carried out through a two-pronged approach: on the one hand, all 190 LHA websites in Italy were analyzed; on the other, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of habitual users of the most modern and widespread social network, Facebook. Analysis and elaboration of the data gathered led to the creation of the model "@Prevention". This project is intended to introduce an innovative perspective into the field of online communication for healthcare prevention by providing a highly useful tool for the LHA, healthcare workers and, obviously, citizens.
authors.affiliation: Local Health Unit of Genoa (LHA 3), Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosselli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Onesti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cartiglia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sticchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alberti
mesh_terms: D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007558:Italy; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation