Lesson 3 Digital health literacy
The main difference between general health literacy and digital health literacy is the source of the information.
The internet is:
- A source of valuable and helpful information.
- However, many internet sources are biased and misleading
- Know when you should search online for health-related information (seek) (e.g. searching online on the national healthcare system for symptoms of communicable diseases)
- Identify sources of information online, using digital skills (find) (e.g. type symptoms and respiratory disease)
- Comprehend what you read (understand).
- Evaluate the credibility of the source (appraise) (government-approved institution vs a non-health professional).
- Access credible online sources whenever you want
- Easy and fast access to many credible sources
- Opportunities to further educate yourself on health behaviours and disease management
- Access digital health monitoring technologies, such as wearable devices or online monitoring tools
- Access online consultation with health professionals
- Navigate effectively through health-related apps
- Be able to access healthcare services of high quality from remote or rural places