"Promotion of Digital Access & Literacy among People who Use Substances " is presented by Dr. Hannah S. Szlyk, PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine.Digital literacy is now being recognized as a social determinant of health. Digital literacy is often defined as the varying ability of both children and adults to use digital technologies and understand their risks. Emerging research suggests that people who have lower digital literacy may experience poorer health outcomes and quality of life. Digital interventions are being used to bridge gaps in service access and availability by supplementing or delivering substance use care. Yet, if factors such as technology access and digital literacy are not addressed, health disparities, like in substance use, will continue to persist.
This talk will 1) review feedback from people who use substances in the St. Louis, Missouri region about an ongoing digital health intervention, 2) discuss how the information gleaned is being actively used to integrate digital literacy into substance use care programming, and 3) demonstrate how our research team continues to advocate for the prioritization of digital access and literacy in the region, especially for lower-income and non-white recovery communities.
The Network of the National Library of Medicine is funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
Learn more at https://nnlm.gov
Evaluation Link: https://www.nnlm.gov/HB0125
This webinar was originally presented on January 8, 2025
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