Jordan
ICT
Activity Dates
2002-2007
Activity Summary
 The project uses ICT for health education and promotion. ICT is a key medium to target its general public audience to communicate and spread health messages through the internet and any new and available technologies. The first Arabic Health Web Portal was created and then launched in April 2006. The web portal addresses different topics for all life stages and includes interactive health tools. It has received local and regional recognition and awarded the Gold Pan Arab Web Awards 2006 and Jordan Web Awards 2006 for Health Services. In addition, technical assistance is continuously provided to www.healthcomm.gov.jo , a Jordanian Ministry of Health web portal with an online archive system used as a library for media materials.
Objectives
- To provide dynamic, quality public health information in Arabic that is tailored to the health needs of different life stages.
- To use the latest online tools to engage browsers.
Audience
Sehetna targets the Arabic speaking public of all ages, males and females. In addition, it speaks to health providers, academia, researchers, government officials and policy makers.
Why www.sehetna.com
- Arabic Language health information.
- Information to you and your family.
- Easy to use.
- Interactive.
- Updated health information.
- Access to health experts.
Components
 Sehetna provides rich content that is appropriate for all age groups in the areas of healthy lifestyles, chronic and non-communicable diseases, safe motherhood and child survival and other important topics. The health messages cut across the following life stages:
- Early Childhood: information about pregnancy, childbirth and a highlight of a child’s first five years..
- School age children (6-14 years old): With a click of a mouse, find out all there is to know about how to keep school children healthy.
- Youth and adolescents: Youths’ and adolescents` window for health information.
- Engaged and Married: Updated information a person should know about himself/herself and his/her spouse.
- Elderly: Find out how to maintain your health no matter what your age is.
- Latest News: Read all about the latest health news from around the world, and don’t miss out on all the latest discoveries and campaigns
- What’s New: Guarantee you stay up-to-date on what’s new with our web portal.
- Event Calendar: A day to day calendar of the Jordan`s, Arab World`s and international health events.
- Tip of the Day: Check out the web portal everyday to find a new tip.
- Health Priorities: Read about the health priorities that concern you.
- Community Participation: Learn more about the health issues that affect our communities.
- Networks and Browsers Corner: Be a part of a health group and discuss with yours health issues and concerns with others.
- Vote and Polls: Voice your opinion and vote here
- Health Calculations: Browsers can calculate their body mass index (BMI), smoking expenses and many more calculation tools that help tracking their weight and calorie intake..
- Ask an Expert: Get answers to all your questions from experts and professionals.
- Portal Services: Powered by the Yellow Pages, click to get all the contact information to locate and contact physicians, health care centers, pharmacies, hospitals, and other health institutions.
- Publications: Powered by Aramex and Prime Mega Store, click here to read or write articles from the latest Arabic and English-language health publications.
Collaboration
The Jordan Health Communication Partnership (JHCP) and the Information and Knowledge for Optimal Health project (INFO) have joined hands in this five-year health communication project. JHCP is implemented with technical assistance from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Center for Communication Programs and with the support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Since the project's inception, INFO has provided technology and technical assistance to JHCP in Jordan.
Sehetna is also a joint collaboration among JHCP, Batelco, and CopyWrite. Over the span of one year, the three companies took part in a series of meetings and workshops that was highly participatory, collaborative and productive. Sehetna is the result of long term partnership that joined technology and art with medical content to create an engaging, interactive world of health information that empowers people with information to take competent health decisions when the situation arises.
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Note about materials: Some of the materials and resources listed on each page are available in their full form, others are represented by image or citation only. For more information and resources, go to www.jhuccp.org
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