IHLA Webinar: #3 Digital Health Literacy Action and COVID-19, over the Lifespan


An international panel of experts present updated research regarding digital health literacy opportunities and challenges to address the COVID-19 pandemic across stages in the lifespan. Join this Webinar to learn of recent developments, to consider what actions you can put into practice, and to join in the global discussion on this timely topic.


AGENDA

Welcome by Prof. Gill Rowlands, University of Newcastle (UK)

  • Digital health literacy and the Corona pandemic opportunity, challenges and actions by Prof. Diane Levin-Zamir, PhD, MPH, MCHES, National Director, Dept of Health Education and Promotion, Clalit Health Services & School of Public Health, University of Haifa (Israel)
  • Digital health literacy of university students, COVID-19, and implications for strengthening health literacy in the school setting by Dr. Orkan Okan, Bielefeld University, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Literacy Research (Germany) and Prof. Dr. Kevin Dadaczynski, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Public Health Centre Fulda (Germany)
  • Effects of digital health literacy (DHL) on anxiety among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic by Dr. Angela Y. M. Leung, Deputy Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services; Director, Centre for Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
Discussion: Questions and comments from participants
Start date & time
09/24/2020 9:00 AM