Health Policy

The online conversation about health is being driven forward by two forces: 1) the availability of social tools and 2) the motivation, especially among people living with chronic conditions, to connect with each other.

Lee Rainie discusses e-patients and their online behavior

Overview With the economy still struggling and the nation involved in multiple military operations overseas, the public’s political mood is fractious. In this environment, many political attitudes have become more doctrinaire at both ends of the ideological spectrum, a polarization that reflects the current atmosphere in Washington. Yet at the same time, a growing number […]

Susannah Fox presented the Project's latest findings on how mobile access is affecting health and health care.

Susannah Fox will participate in the first working meeting of the Open mHealth Public-Private Partnership in Washington, DC.

Over 200 pages of health-related survey questions fielded by the Pew Internet Project.

Macro and micro health news and how the two combined to create one great story about online communities.

What if all the knowledge and insights shared at a White House event on HIV/AIDS could be shared across all the social networks that people have access to?

Susannah Fox presented Pew Internet's latest research on peer-to-peer healthcare and mobile access.

Overview Most Americans say the government should play a significant role in reducing obesity among children. But there is strong opposition to government involvement in this effort among conservative Republicans and Tea Party supporters. The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Feb. 22-March 1 among 1,504 […]