Thought would be of interest. Sydney ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Amy Lee, USA" <amy.lee(a)jhu.edu> Date: Dec 6, 2016 1:21 AM Subject: [hifa] Are there gender differences in access and use of digital health tech? To: "HIFA - Healthcare Information For All" <HIFA(a)dgroups.org> Cc: Hi all, When planning for a digital health program, people often assume that women have less access to the internet or are less likely to use technology than men. The Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project [https://www.k4health.org/] wondered if this assumption is actually true and surveyed Global Health eLearning (GHeL) Center [https://www.globalhealthlearning.org/] users to understand how gender plays a role in GHeL online engagement. I recently wrote about my experience working on this activity and our findings in a new post on The Exchange, K4Health’s Medium Publication – Online Learning: Are There Really Differences Between Men and Women? [ http://bit.ly/2geRpc1] The main takeaway for me is that there were more similarities than differences between men and women. For example, the top three reasons both men and women gave for taking courses were interest in topic, desire for technical knowledge, and interest in improving job prospects. We’d love to hear your own experience looking at gender and digital health. Have you found that men and women are similarly engaged in your programs and activities? Or do some types of tools and services show a difference in access and use?? Please feel free to share with relevant contacts and colleagues. Best, Amy Amy Lee Program Specialist, Knowledge for Health (K4Health) CCPk4health Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs 111 Market Place, Suite 310 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Phone: 410-223-1645 Email: amy.lee(a)jhu.edu Web: ccp.jhu.edu| www.k4health.org HIFA profile: Amy Lee is a Program specialist at The Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs in the United States of America. amy.lee AT jhu.edu __________ Thank you to all HIFA Financial Supporters in 2016: British Medical Association (lead funder), Africa Health, Afro-European Medical & Research Network, Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Commonwealth Nurses Federation, Council of International Neonatal Nurses, ecancer, Elsevier, Foundation of Mother & Child Health, Global Health Media Project, Haiti Nursing Foundation, International Child Health Group (RCPCH), International Foundation for Dermatology, International League of Dermatological Societies, International Society for Social Paediatrics and Child Health, Joanna Briggs Institute, The Lancet, LiveWell Initiative (Nigeria), mPowering Frontline Health Workers, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba, Medic Mobile, Network for Information and Digital Access, Next GenU, Palliative Drugs, Partnerships in Health Information, Physicians for Haiti, Public Library of Science (PLOS), Research Square, Royal College of Midwives, The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust, WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation & Health, Wiki Project Med Foundation, Your MD, Zambia UK Healthworkforce Alliance To send a message to the HIFA forum, simply send an email to: hifa(a)dgroups.org HIFA: Healthcare Information For All: www.hifa.org HIFA Voices database: www.hifavoices.org You are receiving this message because you're a member of the community HIFA - Healthcare Information For All. View this contribution on the web site https://dgroups.org/_/r67bl4pa A reply to this message will be sent to all members of HIFA - Healthcare Information For All. To reply to sender, send a message to amy.lee(a)jhu.edu. To unsubscribe, send an email to leave.HIFA(a)dgroups.org