Table 5.

Practical applications for training allied health students using the dimensions of eHealth literacy.

Dimension	Definition	Practical applications for training
Media	Skills to apply cognitive process and critical thinking to media messages	Provide opportunities for students to gather and assess health information from a variety of media sources.
		The authors suggest instructors of courses utilize the media literacy lesson plans created as part of student reporting labs at PBS (http://www.studentreportinglabs.com/lesson-plans).
Information	Skills to know where to go to find the appropriate information and how to use the information once collected	Information literacy skills should be incorporated very early into the curricula. The authors suggest readers review Kingsley et al [54,55] and Levine et al [56] for case studies on incorporating information literacy skills in an allied health curriculum.
Computer	Skills to be able to use computers to solve problems	Provide online or hybrid computer literacy training that requires students to become more comfortable with using computers.
		Provide assignments that require allied health students to conduct Internet searches and validate the information found.
Scientific	Skills to understand the political and sociological dimensions of science	Require a research-training component as part of all allied health degree programs.
Health	Skills to understand health information and make appropriate health decisions	Incorporate training within allied health classes on how students use valid and reliable health information from sources to make health decisions.
		Incorporate the free, online Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) training (http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/healthliteracy/index.html).