{"id":71505,"date":"2025-12-27T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/71505\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:05:00","slug":"ever-google-your-symptoms-at-2-a-m-this-free-workshop-in-erie-is-for-you-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/71505\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever Google your symptoms at 2 a.m.? This free workshop in Erie is for you \u2013 Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve ever typed \u201cwhy does my knee hurt\u201d into WebMD and ended up convinced you have a rare tropical disease, you\u2019re not alone. We\u2019ve all been there. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">And that\u2019s exactly why the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/erie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/erie\/\">Erie<\/a> Public Library is hosting a free, in-person workshop from 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll actually learn at Improving Online Health Literacy:<\/p>\n<p>How to tell if a health website is legit or just trying to sell you supplementsHow to organize your medical records online so you\u2019re not frantically searching for paperwork at the doctor\u2019s officeWhere to find real support groups and credible health information onlineHow to get answers without judgment (yes, anonymously if needed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">The Digit-ILL team from Western Illinois University will lead the in-person session, and you don\u2019t need to be tech-savvy to participate. If you can Google something, you can do this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">Whether you\u2019re managing a health condition, caring for a family member, or just tired of falling down internet health rabbit holes, this workshop gives you the tools to be smarter about your health online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">The event is free and there will be snacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve ever typed \u201cwhy does my knee hurt\u201d into WebMD and ended up convinced you have a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137,1057,37542,983],"class_list":{"0":"post-71505","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-erie","8":"tag-erie","9":"tag-erie-headlines","10":"tag-erie-news","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-library-programs","13":"tag-sauk-valley-front-headlines"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}