Technology Archives

06.11.2021 phone with social media icons

Health Equity

How Are Americans Using Social Media for Health?

Social media use for both general and health-related purposes is common among Americans.

Guest Authors Anna Gaysynsky, Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou

04.19.2021 Figure showing surveillance policies and levels of support

Electronic Contact Tracing

Researchers found the level of support for contact tracing apps was far below public checks for fevers or traditional contact tracing by phone.

Fellow Edward Alexander

04.07.2021 a man in a white coat and glasses on a computer screen

Health Equity

Telemedicine Is Here to Stay (and Why Patients Want It That Way)

Patients recognize the opportunities telemedicine provides for improved access, convenience, enhanced quality of care, and better communication with providers.

Guest Author Carolyn Langer

02.24.2021 a person's hands folded on a table

Keeping Elderly Loneliness at Bay

Intuitive, affordable, and usable technology can help mitigate the social and emotional loneliness seniors face during Covid-19.

Guest Authors Kristina M. Conroy, Sonny S. Patel

01.08.2021 a graph of health data

Digital Footprints and our Health

All data is health data. Your patterns of technology use, also known as a digital footprint, say a lot about your health.

Fellow Pat Williams

07.23.2020 a graph of different sizes and colors

Health Equity

Race and Algorithms

Health algorithms measure risk with data established in conditions of inequity, and as a result, they reproduce racial disparities.

Fellow Edward Alexander

07.02.2020 a map of the united states

Health Equity

Narrowing the Digital Divide

Telemedicine is often lauded as a solution for delivering care to medically-underserved areas, but most vulnerable rural groups do not have internet access.

Fellow Gray Babbs

03.25.2020 a person holding a phone

Visualizing Climate Change

The goal of the vulnerability mapping is to help public health agencies and communities understand the interactions between climate, people, and health.

Guest Author Michael Schmeltz

01.27.2020 a close up of a game controller

Predicting Youth Aggression

Kids who play more aggressive video games show no more problem behaviors than those who play fewer, challenging other results from the same dataset.

Guest Author Chris Ferguson

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