Healia
Encyclopedia
Healia http://www.healia.com/ is a health vertical search engine
and online health community. Healia's search engine uses algorithms to assess quality and to categorize Web documents. Healia Communities is composed of online health support groups that enable people to share health experiences, connect with others, and ask questions of peers and health professionals. Healia, Inc. is located in Bellevue, Washington
, USA.
Healia uses algorithms to assess the content and audience focus of health Web pages and allows users to filter search results by those characteristics.
Thomas (Tom) Eng received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award from the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) in 2001 to develop this website. The National Cancer Institute
(part of the NIH) assisted with research and development, and Healia was incorporated in March 2005. It became available to the public in September 2006.
Healia was acquired by Meredith Corporation
in June 2007.
Healia's CTO is Mike Schultz (PhD) who runs the technology development.
(AMSA) to provide medical students an opportunity to answer health questions posed in Healia Communities alongside licensed professionals.
Vertical search
A vertical search engine, as distinct from a general web search engine, focuses on a specific segment of online content. The vertical content area may be based on topicality, media type, or genre of content. Common verticals include shopping, the automotive industry, legal information, medical...
and online health community. Healia's search engine uses algorithms to assess quality and to categorize Web documents. Healia Communities is composed of online health support groups that enable people to share health experiences, connect with others, and ask questions of peers and health professionals. Healia, Inc. is located in Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
, USA.
Quality Index Score and Personalization Algorithms
Healia use patent-pending Quality Index Score to judge the quality of search results.Healia uses algorithms to assess the content and audience focus of health Web pages and allows users to filter search results by those characteristics.
Management team
President & Founder: Thomas R. Eng (VMD, MPH).Thomas (Tom) Eng received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award from the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
(NIH) in 2001 to develop this website. The National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
(part of the NIH) assisted with research and development, and Healia was incorporated in March 2005. It became available to the public in September 2006.
Healia was acquired by Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation
The Meredith Corporation is a media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The company has two divisions, National Media and Local Media.-History:...
in June 2007.
Healia's CTO is Mike Schultz (PhD) who runs the technology development.
AMSA Partnership
In 2009, Healia partnered with the American Medical Student AssociationAmerican Medical Student Association
The American Medical Student Association , founded in 1950 and based in Washington, D.C., is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. AMSA is a student-governed, national organization...
(AMSA) to provide medical students an opportunity to answer health questions posed in Healia Communities alongside licensed professionals.