Digital Health Equity

120.4K

views

97

authors

20

articles

Editorial

02 May 2023

Editorial: Digital health equity

Hannah Crowe-Cumella

,

Joanne Nicholson

,

Adrian Aguilera

,

Terika McCall

and

Karen L. Fortuna

3,573 views

5 citations

Editors

4

Karen Fortuna

Dartmouth College

Adrian Aguilera

University of California, Berkeley

Terika McCall

School of Public Health, Yale University

Joanne Nicholson

Brandeis University

Impact

Fetching...

About

Digital health tools and research present a promise to scale effective interventions broadly, yet the promise of these tools has not been met. Digital health research has not always focused on addressing populations with the highest need or on reducing health disparities. Current models for developing and disseminating digital health interventions may serve (unknowingly) to increase health disparities. Incorporating the recommendations from intended users and knowledge of their technology usage/behaviors may help facilitate access and mitigate future intervention-generated inequalities.

Well-designed, accessible digital health tools and online resources have the potential to reach previously underserved populations. Truly accessible tools may overcome the limited health literacy skills of vulnerable or marginalized populations, to promote the scaling-up and scaling-out of theoretically sound, empirically based intervention approaches. Digital tools, tailored to the needs of providers, may enhance practice in day-to-day health care.

The goal of this Research Topic is to generate knowledge on how digital health can be leveraged to reach the most vulnerable and underserved. We are hoping to learn how technology-based tools and interventions can benefit all populations. We are seeking research that is focused on improving health equity via digital health from low-tech to high-tech solutions.

Topics of interest include:

-Human factor studies with vulnerable and underserved populations including people with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness, older adults, justice-involved, people experiencing homelessness, home-bound individuals
-Design with/for underserved populations
-Field usability testing with racially/ethnically diverse populations
-Algorithmic bias
-Big data equity and diversity
-Digital practice supports for providers and/or providers working collaboratively with patients

---
Dr. Karen Fortuna declares affiliation with Trusst Health Inc., InquisitHealth, and Social Wellness. Dr. Adrian Aguilera acts as consultant for Syndi Health and Trusst Health Inc. All other Topic Editors declare no conflicts of interest.

Download ebook

PDF

EPUB

Share

Editors

Karen Fortuna

Dartmouth College

Adrian Aguilera

University of California, Berkeley

Terika McCall

School of Public Health, Yale University

Joanne Nicholson

Brandeis University

Impact

120,412 Total views

87,542 Article views

28,420 Article downloads

4,450 Topic views

Published In

Frontiers in Digital Health

Human Factors and Digital Health, Digital Mental Health

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Digital Mental Health

About Frontiers Research Topics

With their unique mixes of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author.

Suggest a topic