2012 Development and Operation of Gateway System for Internet Health Information

Abstract

인터넷상에서 품질이 보장된 건강정보의 신속한 제공과 활용을 촉진하고 유도하기 위한 목적으로 2004년부터 운영중인 ‘인터넷 건강정보 게이트웨이시스템(건강정보광장)’의 지속적인 운영과 발 전 방안을 제시 인터넷 건강정보의 수집의 용이성을 증대시키고 개인정보보호를 위한 시스템 환경을 개선하였으며 신뢰성있는 건강정보를 지속적으로 제공하기 위한 인터넷 건강정보의 평가방안 제시

The 「Health Park(healthpark.or.kr)」 was developed in 2001, and since then, it has been operated as an internet-based gateway system designed to promote public use of up-to-date and reliable health information. The system is aimed at providing broader health information and increasing user convenience by creating a database. This study draws implications for measures to manage health information more efficiently, provide big data-based health information and encourage the elderly to utilize health information, develop more health information apps for smart phone users, improve the quality of websites providing health information, and protect personal information on the web. As of 2012, the 「Health Park」 is a one-stop information storehouse that provides 8,080 newspaper/broadcast reports, 142 health contents (recommended items, self-diagnosis articles, patient group information pieces), 2,988 health information contents (health rules, expert columns, health videos), 8,077 healthy lifestyle articles(12 topics), 10,559 pieces of information on diseases(17 topics), 6,496 health articles on different body parts, and 4,666 health information pieces for different age groups. The 「Health Park」 in 2012 has drawn a total of 718,912 visits (a daily average of 2,357 visits), and a total of 2,694,418 page views (a daily average of 8,834 page views). The Health Information Utilization Satisfaction Survey (2012.05.21~06.10) shows that the 3 most viewed information was about health contents (30.6%), self-diagnosis articles (26.2%), and newspaper/ broadcast reports (20.9%). In another user survey, the Health Information Park and the information posted on it were rated highly in terms of usability (4.84 out of 6), reliability (4.84), profusion (4.81), and satisfaction (4.66). The survey also showed that 54.5% of smart phone and tablet PC users were using 2 or 3 health-related apps.