Recognizing that each person has their own unique health questions, we developed a model that combines personalized information, social support, and online tools to help people address their individual concerns. With this understanding, Wellsphere has created innovative ways for its community to receive and share information and advice, to help each person deal with their health issues and get the motivation they need to achieve their healthy living goals.
A key feature of Wellsphere is our WellPages. After extensive research and development, Wellsphere created WellPages, which enable people to quickly and efficiently find comprehensive, personal answers and support for their specific health needs — all on one personalized webpage. In addition to expert and patient articles, WellPages present a holistic view, including relevant news, articles, videos and pictures from reliable sources ranging from the FDA and Harvard Medical School to leading health and fitness magazines. Instead of having to spend hours visiting many different websites to get a complete answer to their health concerns, people can instantly get a comprehensive picture within seconds. Powered by Wellsphere’s Health Knowledge EngineTM, WellPages provide the unique ability to quickly and efficiently answer people’s specific health needs, and has made Wellsphere.com one of the leading consumer health websites in the world.
Another key to Wellsphere’s success is the breadth of knowledge across its network of experts and experienced health writers, and within its caring community. Wellsphere’s HealthBlogger Network consists of over 3,000 writers and bloggers and includes leading medical minds from Stanford, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Yale and other top Medical Schools, as well as patients facing difficult diseases, who bravely share their stories of survival. Wellsphere is extremely selective in admitting writers into its network, ensuring that they are highly credible, eloquent, and caring. By creating such an extensive writer network, Wellsphere is able to connect people with a variety of personal and medical perspectives on any health issue.
In addition to connecting people with information from its community, Wellsphere provides an innovative suite of tools – for free – to enable users to take steps to improve their health. We call these WellTools, and they include:
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