Back to the Future: Achieving Health Equity Through Health Informatics and Digital Health

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e14512
• Main Authors: Brewer, LaPrincess C, Fortuna, Karen L, Jones, Clarence, Walker, Robert, Hayes, Sharonne N, Patten, Christi A, Cooper, Lisa A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 14.01.2020
• Subjects: African Americans; Case studies; Collaboration; Community; Community-Based Participatory Research; Exercise; Health disparities; Health Equity; Health informatics; Health services; Healthcare Disparities; Heart rate; Humans; Innovations; Intervention; Medical Informatics; Mental disorders; Mental health; Neighborhoods; Participatory research; Physical fitness; Racial Groups; Sensors; Smartphones; Social exclusion; Technological change; Text messaging; Trust; Viewpoint; United States > US; health equity; health informatics; digital health; mobile health; community-based participatory research; eHealth

The rapid proliferation of health informatics and digital health innovations has revolutionized clinical and research practices. There is no doubt that these fields will continue to have accelerated growth and a substantial impact on population health. However, there are legitimate concerns about ho...