9rules for Highlight HEALTH

We are entering a revolutionary period of medicine, one in which medicine is predictive, personalized, preemptive and, most importantly, participatory [1].

Participatory medicine requires voluntary, intelligent participation, not passive acceptance. It is based on the understanding that treating an individual patient with optimal care is often beyond any single individual’s ability.

One of the goals of Highlight HEALTH is to promote health literacy for improving self-management in health. For e-patients and healthcare professionals to take active roles in evidence-based healthcare, there must be online resources that offer credible health information and provide references for further study. Our hope is that Highlight HEALTH is one of those resources.

We spend a great deal of time researching biomedical literature and reviewing health resources for articles here on Highlight HEALTH. It’s quite gratifying when our efforts are recognized. With that said, we’re pleased to announce that Highlight HEALTH is now a member of the 9rules community of bloggers.

What is 9rules?

9rules is a prominent, online social content network that aggregates hand-picked blogs, representing some of the best content from the independent web. 9rules is a place where members and readers can find quality content, learn new things and connect with other like-minded people from around the world.

Each blog that applies for membership is reviewed for quality, value and contribution to the blogosphere. Although the exact number of websites submitted isn’t being reported, at least 2,200 blogs applied for membership (greater than 1,100 submissions for Round 6, twice as many for Round 7). Highlight HEALTH is one of the 73 currently accepted sites listed on the 9rules blog. That puts it in the top 5% of websites reviewed.

Many websites we read and/or subscribe to, such as Zen Habits, business|bytes|genes|molecules, Think Artificial, The Genetic Genealogist and Wise Bread, are 9rules members and we’rem honored to be ranked alongside of them. As Highlight HEALTH explores biomedical science, you can find it in the Science Community of 9rules.

Our thanks to the 9rules triad — Paul Scrivens, Mike Rundle and Tyme White — for accepting Highlight HEALTH.

References

1. Strategic Vision for the Future. From Curative to Preemptive Medicine. Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. Director, National Institutes of Health. 2008 Mar 5.