Understanding digital health literacy as a structural determinant of health and public health capability
Digital health literacy is fundamental to health equity and should be recognized as both a structural determinant of health and a collective public health capability within the WHO framework.Embedding algorithmic, ethical, and systemic literacies into governance, policy, and design is essential for building inclusive and people-centered digital health systems.
Authors
- Inés Rey Hidalgo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-4555)
- Sarah Wamala Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6681-2827)
- Charlotte Brun Thorup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7519-2639)
- Mika Uitto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1654-1258)
- Friederike Heß
- Anna Diop-Christensen
- Marta Pisano Gonzalez
Institutions
- Hamburg Institute for Social Research (DE)
- Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- Gobierno del Principado de Asturias (ES)
- University College of Northern Denmark (DK)
- Mälardalen University (SE)
- Foundation for the Promotion of Applied Scientific Research and Technology in Asturias (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Global and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-025-00236-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 46.02
Funders
- European Commission
- Interreg