Penn State's University Health Services is offering an electronic news service for families of students at the University Park campus. The service, the result of a continuous quality improvement survey administered fall of 1996. The survey asked students where they obtained information when faced with health-related concerns. More than 70 percent of the respondents indicated that they contact family members for advice.
Electronic communication is an effective means of getting important information out promptly.
Students submit general health questions electronically and receive confidential responses to their e-mail address. An electronic prescription refill service is also available through the site.