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The role of digital literacy in achieving health equity in the third …

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. The phrase “digital literacy” was coined in 1997 by Paul Gilster, who, in his book entitled “Digital Literacy” defined it as “the ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide variety of sources when it is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9986277/

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HEALTH LITERACY IN THE UNITED STATES - Milken Institute

(2 days ago) WEB18 Digital Health Literacy 19 Challenges and Recommendations 20 Data Drive Policies, Policies Drive Change 21 Technology: Keep It Simple population is a priority of public health policy. National and international bodies acknowledge such a necessity: WHO identified health literacy

https://milkeninstitute.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/Health_Literacy_United_States_Final_Report.pdf

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Digital & Health Literacy Policy Outline

(9 days ago) WEBThe Problem: Digital literacy and digital inclusion are social justice issues that were further illuminated throughout the pandemic. TEC and like-minded organizations recognize this reality and are working towards defining policies and resources to enhance digital literacy and healthcare access for everyone.

https://telehealthequitycoalition.org/documents/Principles-TEC-Digital-and-Health-Literacy-Policy-Outline.pdf

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Digital literacy as a new determinant of health: A scoping review

(9 days ago) WEBDigital health literacy was the most commonly used term to describe the ability to find and use health information using technology. Hrzic R, O’Nuallain E, Weir E, Wong B, Anderson M et al. Digital Health Paradox: International Policy Perspectives to Address Increased Health Inequalities for People Living With Disabilities. J Med Internet

https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0000279

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Digital Inclusion as Health Care — Supporting Health Care Equity …

(Just Now) WEBThe digital health expansion fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic has also made evident the importance of digital literacy for empowering patients to engage with this new care model.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2115646

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Digital health literacy key to overcoming barriers for health …

(3 days ago) WEBBetter training programmes, incentives, and evaluations of perceived technology usefulness could increase the adoption of digital health tools among health and care workers, a new WHO study suggests. “Barriers and facilitators to utilizing digital health technologies by health-care professionals” calls for digital health solutions that …

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/18-09-2023-digital-health-literacy-key-to-overcoming-barriers-for-health-workers--who-study-says

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Approaches to Improvement of Digital Health Literacy (eHL) in the

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. The increase in digital offerings promises increasingly better healthcare for patients. Offers and information in the health sector that are transmitted via the Internet or related technologies, so-called electronic health (eHealth), are used for communication between patients and healthcare professionals, for data storage and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316109/

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CDC’s Health Literacy Action Plan Health Literacy CDC

(5 days ago) WEBEvaluate risks to their health. CDC uses an action plan to identify and track the most important actions the agency can take to improve health literacy. CDC is implementing 7 strategies for this goal. Goal 2: Integrate Clear …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/planact/cdcplan.html

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Digital health literacy as a super determinant of health: More than

(3 days ago) WEBEven though digital and health literacy are related to digital health literacy, the reality is likely more complex. The relationship between digital, health, and digital health literacy is a multi-dimensional one where each competence domain of digital and health literacy may affect one or more competence domains of digital health literacy …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8861384/

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Digital Health Literacy PSNet

(3 days ago) WEBDigital literacy4 is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. Digital health literacy is positively associated with health literacy and access to technology.5. Higher levels of digital health literacy correlate to more

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/digital-health-literacy

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eHealth Literacy Health Literacy CDC

(4 days ago) WEBAssessing health literacy in eHealth studies. In 2021, Sanders and colleagues published the results of a randomized controlled trial in which they examined the impact of a six-week, peer-led intervention on eHealth literacy, general health literacy, HIV-related health literacy, and numeracy among people living with HIV (PLWH). The …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/researchevaluate/eHealth.html

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AHLA - Digital Health Equity: Narrowing the Digital Divide by …

(5 days ago) WEBIt also includes digital health literacy—the ability of a patient to obtain, process, and understand digital services and information. 8. Hospitals and health care providers often maintain policies, procedures, reviews, and training for these practices, policies, and care protocols in the office, hospital, or other physician care setting

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/journal-health-law/article/9db38c74-ca4e-4e9c-810d-063fdad6b7b4/Digital-Health-Equity

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Improving Digital Health Literacy - RHIhub Health Literacy Toolkit

(5 days ago) WEBHealth Literacy Online is a research-based guide developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. It provides a step-by-step guide to develop clear and accessible digital health content. Rural programs can use the guide to design user-friendly tools and websites.

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/health-literacy/2/digital-literacy

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National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy

(6 days ago) WEBThe National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy seeks to engage organizations, professionals, policymakers, communities, individuals, and families in a linked, multi-sector effort to improve health literacy. The Action Plan is based on 2 core principles: All people have the right to health information that helps them make informed …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/health-literacy/national-action-plan-improve-health-literacy

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A Framework for Digital Health Policy: Insights from Virtual …

(1 days ago) WEBWith respect to objectives, the studied countries reflect a mix of federal and sub-national arrangements in health policy planning and delivery. All studied countries had developed national digital health strategies at the time of this study [17–22]. All country strategies, however, do not discuss implications for VPC that consists of both

https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pdig.0000382

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An introduction to digital determinants of health PLOS Digital …

(9 days ago) WEBSpecifically, DDOH is implicit in the design of artificial intelligence systems, mobile phone applications, telemedicine, digital health literacy [DHL], and other forms of digital technology. A better appreciation of DDOH by the various stakeholders at the individual and societal levels can be channeled towards policies that are more digitally

https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0000346

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Health Literacy in Healthy People 2030

(3 days ago) WEBHealth literacy is a central focus of Healthy People 2030. One of the initiative’s overarching goals demonstrates this focus: “Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and well-being of all.”. Watch this video to learn more about health literacy: 5 Things to Know About Health

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/health-literacy-healthy-people-2030

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Digital health divide - World Health Organization (WHO)

(3 days ago) WEBJust over half the countries in the Region have developed policies for digital health literacy and implemented a digital inclusion plan. Thirty countries have introduced legislation to support telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries still lack a dedicated entity responsible for oversight of mobile health (mHealth) apps, in terms

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/05-09-2023-digital-health-divide--only-1-in-2-countries-in-europe-and-central-asia-have-policies-to-improve-digital-health-literacy--leaving-millions-behind

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Available tools to evaluate digital health literacy and engagement …

(3 days ago) WEBResults. In total, 53 papers with adult participants and 3 with adolescent participants (aged between 12 and 19 years) were included in the scoping review. 5 questionnaires were identified that measured digital health literacy or attitudes towards the internet, of which the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) was the most commonly …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9449566/

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Digital health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WEBGlobal Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025. The purpose for a Global Strategy on Digital Health is to promote healthy lives and wellbeing for everyone, everywhere, at all ages. To deliver its potential, national or regional Digital Health initiatives must be guided by a robust Strategy that integrates financial, organizational, human and

https://www.who.int/health-topics/digital-health/

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Digital Health Paradox: International Policy Perspectives to …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Digital Paradox as a Modern Wicked Problem. As foundational parts of society continue to digitalize [], the risk of existing inequalities worsening cannot be overstated.Digital divides constitute a wicked challenge in European countries [], especially considering how digital literacy and access to digital infrastructure differ across age, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8905475/

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Digital Health Paradox: International Policy Perspectives to

(1 days ago) WEBWe conclude that digital health ecosystems should be designed with health equity at the forefront to avoid deepening existing health inequalities. We call for a more sophisticated understanding of digital health literacy to better assess the readiness to adopt digital health innovations. Finally, people living with disabilities should be

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35191848/

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