Health literacy and consumer-facing technology workshop summary

The proliferation of consumer-facing technology and personal health information technology has grown steadily over the past decade, and has certainly exploded over the past several years. Many people have embraced smartphones and wearable health-monitoring devices to track their fitness and personal...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy (-), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health Literacy and Consumer-Facing Technology (Workshop)
Other Authors: Alper, Joe, author (author), Alper, Joe, contributor (contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press 2015.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009621464506719
Table of Contents:
  • FrontMatter; Reviewers; Acknowledgments; Contents; Box, Figures, and Table; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Consumer-Facing Technology: What Is It and What Are the Issues?; 3 Health Literate Digital Design and Strategies; 4 Catalyzing Widespread Informed Engagement; 5 Health Information Technology and Selected Populations; 6 Reflections on the Day; References; Appendix A: Workshop Agenda; Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers