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sought healthinformation online in 2020, a slight decline from 2018. More young women than young men looked for health info online, as well as more Hispanic/Latinx and White youngers compared with Blacks. Demographics collected included age, gender, race/ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ identity. Some 8 in 10 younger people in the U.S.
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(See the Hot Points , below, for how these patient life-flows are being met by innovative providers both inside and outside the healthcare system). I divulged that my favorite supermarket chain is Wegmans (who is not a client of THINK-Health). .”
Health Populi’s Hot Points: There’s a new social determinant of health in town, and it’s broadband connectivity. Without access to broadband, an individual can’t seek a job online, get banked, apply for health insurance, or access a healthinformation portal, among many other daily tasks EveryWoman and EveryMan do to streamline life.
More would like to use tech to access and transmit personal healthinformation to their doctors, to monitor health issues, along with health and fitness improvement goals. The design challenges, which are suggested in the third experience chart, are evident.
Mobile Health (mHealth) Revolution: The widespread adoption of smartphones led to a surge in mHealth apps for fitness tracking, symptom management, and medication reminders. Wearable devices and health trackers: Devices that monitor health data like heart rate, sleep patterns, and activity levels.
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