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Online Health Information: Benefits, Concerns, and Tips

by Jessica Greenwood - Contributor for PAHLC

The amount of health information available online via the internet, social media, and applications is growing rapidly.  As a result, health information is far more accessible to the general public. Patients’ ability to search for answers to their health-related...

The Impact of Aging on Health Literacy: How Technology Can Help

by Jessica Greenwood - Contributor for PAHLC

As the United States population ages, the health literacy of older adults is of great concern. Only 3% of people 65 and older have proficient health literacy skills; twenty-nine percent (29%) have below basic skills.¹ Several factors related to aging play a role in...

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