Cognitive Authorities in Everyday Health Information Environments of Young People @InfoSchoolSheff

Currently we have visitors from Oulu University, Finland, who are embarking on the CogAHealth - Cognitive Authorities in Everyday Health Information Environments of Young People project, funded by the Academy of Finland and running 2016-2020. The photo shows (left to right) Dr Laura Palmgren-Neuvonen, Tuula Myllylä-Nygård, Professor Maija-Leena Huotari (a Sheffield alumna!), Dr Sari Räisänen, and my colleague in the University of Sheffield Information School, Pamela McKinney. "The CogAHealth project examines what data sources young people consider reliable and how authority is constructed in modern, multimodal health communication. The findings can be used to promote health, wellbeing and health equality of the young." There is more information about their project at http://www.oulu.fi/cogahealth-en/