Digital Inequalities as an SDH
What was one reason argued by Beaunoyer for why Digital Inequalities are an SDH?
Differences in access to technology or capacity to obtain benefits leads to unequal health information access, quality healthcare, cessation resources, etc.
What is the directionality between COVID-19 and digital inequalities?
Bidirectionally, both impact each other.
What is a "digital desert"?
Areas of widespread limited access or subpar cell phones, laptops, and internet.
Name one population most impacted by digital inequalities and why.
Lower socioeconomic status
Older age groups > digital literacy
Lack of education > health literacy
Immigrants > language barriers
Lack of social support > social networks
Explain why reliable health information is more difficult to access for disadvantaged people.
Lower levels of Health literacy, Digital literacy, less time, less experience with navigating journal and peer-reviewed health databases.
What was one way argued by Beaunoyer to address digital literacy?
community programs, phone-support lines, and courses and curriculum changes at high schools and colleges
Name two causes of digital inequalities.
differences in technology access, differences in digital literacy
Name three methods for improving health message acceptability.
Changing the tone of messages to be less directive, using culturally tailored language to reduce stigma, and translate health messages.
What are two ways to regulate health messages on social media?
Increasing visibility of expert and validated sources, removing fake or misleading sources, cybersecurity/awareness campaigns about misinformation
What are all four proximal factors for effective and efficient technology use?
technical means, autonomy of use, social support networks, and experience
Name three ways that health message diffusion can be accomplished.
repetition/redundancy, using offline methods such as paper flyers and phone calling, and through celebrities/pubic figures
Name five solutions to digital inequality.
technical means, digital literacy, health message diffusion, health message regulation, health message acceptability, and health message understandability.