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Health Literacy, eHealth, and Communication: Putting the Consumer First: Workshop Summary

HeALtH LiteRACY, eHeALtH, AnD CoMMUniCAtion

Streaming Video. “A one-way video transmission over a data network.
It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video
clips and video broadcasts” (http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
defineterm.jhtml?term=STREAMINGVIDEO). Accessed August 11, 2008.
Voucher sites. A voucher is an agreement between a provider and the
voucher program (usually a migrant health grantee), to reimburse a pro-
vider, who is usually in a distant location, for health services provided to
the migrant worker. Voucher sites are local providers who are contracted
with on a per visit basis.

Web 1.0. Web 1.0 is “a general reference to the World Wide Web during
its first few years of operation. The term is mostly used to contrast the
earlier days of the Web before blogs, wikis, social networking sites and
Web-based applications became commonplace” (http://dictionary.zdnet.
com/definition/Web+1.0.html). Accessed November 3, 2008.
Web 2.0. “A term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the
World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing
platform serving web applications to end users. It refers to a supposed
second-generation of Internet-based services—such as social networking
sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize
online collaboration and sharing among users” (http://www.2020systems.
com/internet-ad-glossary-r-z.html). Accessed June 29, 2008.
Web portal. “A web portal is a term, often used interchangeably with
gateway, for a World Wide Web site whose purpose is to be a major
starting point for users when they connect to the Web” (http://www.
mariosalexandrou.com/definition/web-portal.asp). Accessed August 11,
2008.
Wi-Fi. “Wi-Fi (short for ‘wireless fidelity’) is a term for certain types
of wireless local area network (WLAN) that use specifications in the
802.11 family. The term Wi-Fi was created by an organization called the
Wi-Fi Alliance, which oversees tests that certify product interoperability. A
product that passes the alliance tests is given the label ‘Wi-Fi certified’ (a
registered trademark)” (http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/
sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci838865,00.html). Accessed August 11, 2008.
Wiki. “A wiki is a website that allows multiple users to create, modify,
and organize web page content in a collaborative manner” (http://www.
govst.edu/elearning/default.aspx?id=12984). Accessed August 9, 2008.
Wireframe. “A wireframe is a visualization tool for presenting proposed
functions, structure and content of a Web page or Web site. A wireframe
separates the graphic elements of a Web site from the functional elements
in such a way that Web teams can easily explain how users will interact

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