Introduction INLS 705 Introduction
Objectives Get to know this class Design your learning experience Discuss issues from different ecological perspectives of health
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The first health is wealth.
Health holistic well-being homeostasis
Information Any difference that makes a difference as process as knowledge as thing
Ecological perspective
Discussion What types of information may be relevant to: –each ecological level of health, and –its levels of influence? Is there a link between the types of information? How can information be shared between the levels?
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Readings INFORMATION AS THING by Michael Buckland, Journal of the American Society of Information Science 42:5 (June 1991): ng.html National Cancer Institute. Theory at a glance: A guide for health promotion practice. [Internet]Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, NIH; 2005 Available from: