Information design in the modeling of health websites: information policies in the course of the epidemic by zika virus

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18617/liinc.v14i2.4307

Abstract

ABSTRACT Health information available on websites may not have the expected effects on the communities of interest due to inadequacies in their information design project. The aim of this paper is to analyze three of these websites of Brazilian public institutions with information about zika virus and microcephaly, from the bibliographic analysis, under the perspective of information design. The results of the analyzes are presented and recommendations are made for new materials available on web 2.0, focused on the topic of microcephaly by zika virus. Reflection is necessary in view of the sociopolitical and cultural reality of Brazilian contemporaneity.

Keywords: Information Design; Health Information Websites; Health Literacy; Health Information Policies; Zika Virus Epidemic and Microcephaly.

Author Biographies

  • Maria José Vicentini Jorente, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp Campus Marília
    Profa. Dra. no Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência da Informação
  • Laís Alpi Landim, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp Campus Marília
    Mestranda no Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência da Informação
  • Anahi Rocha Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp Campus Marília
    Doutoranda no Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência da Informação

Published

17/12/2018

Issue

Section

Knowledge Organization: social and political agendas and their historical conflicts

How to Cite

Information design in the modeling of health websites: information policies in the course of the epidemic by zika virus. Liinc em Revista, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 2, 2018. DOI: 10.18617/liinc.v14i2.4307. Disponível em: https://revista.ibict.br/liinc/article/view/4307.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.

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