Addressing the Urgent Need to Close the Second Digital Divide: Strategies to Promote Digital Health Literacy and Equity

This presentation aims to highlight digital health equity as a growing concern, introduce strategies for empowering clinicians and patients to engage successfully with digital tools, and propose opportunities for informaticians to gather data on digital health literacy to improve clinical care.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information:

Contact hours available until 3/29/2027.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) evaluation. You will be able to print your NCPD certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Disclosure of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (planners, faculty/speakers, reviewers):

Planning Committee and Abstract Reviewer Disclosures:
Katherine Taylor Pearson discloses that she serves as a consultant for Safen Medical.
There are no other Planning Committee and Abstract Reviewer disclosures to declare.

Speaker Disclosures:
There are no speaker disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support:
No commercial support declared.

Accreditation Statement:
This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA).

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 5387.

Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify evidence-based tools to assess digital health literacy in targeted populations and solutions that address digital health equity in the inpatient and outpatient setting.