Design Lesson Plan: Angela Chen

 ·    Introduction: The economics pressure of increasing healthcare costs and great healthcare outcome are driving the search of ne approaches o health management.  Currently, public policy is attaching importance to the role of consumers in managing their own health while partnership with healthcare providers.

 ·   Background:MiVIA is a service specially designed for the migrant and seasonal workers in Sonoma, California.  Their transient lifestyles contribute to poor health outcomes and increased costs (duplication of services or tests).  MiVIA offers a solution while the purpose of it is to store and download health information and make that information available to multiple doctors and clinics. 

    Analysis:How narratives would help to understand the effectiveness of MiVIA/ electronic personal health record used by migrant workers.

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