1. Introduction INLS 705 Introduction

3. Objectives Get to know this class Design your learning experience Discuss issues from different ecological perspectives of health

4. website http://sites.google.com/a/jeffloo.com/inls705/ Alternatively: http://tinyurl.com/inls705

5. The first health is wealth.

6. Health holistic well-being homeostasis

7. Information Any difference that makes a difference as process as knowledge as thing

8. Ecological perspective

11. 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?

12. Fellowships

13. Make an appointment with Jeff

14. Readings INFORMATION AS THING by Michael Buckland, Journal of the American Society of Information Science 42:5 (June 1991): 351-360 http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/thi 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: www.cancer.gov/theory