Find
Know where to look for relevant health information and identify digital sources that may provide useful and trustworthy information.
DISCOVER YOUR eHEALTH LITERACY
How Well Do You Understand eHealth?
In this new age, the power and knowledge of our world is right at our fingertips. But not all are able to use this privilege correctly. Determine if you are one of these people as you continue.
Discover Your eHealth LiteracyFind Information
Evaluate Sources
Understand eHealth
WHAT IS eHEALTH LITERACY?
More Than Just Finding Health Information
eHealth literacy is the ability to find, understand, evaluate, and use health information from digital sources. It helps people make more informed and responsible decisions when using health information online.
Understand
Understand health terms, explanations, and information presented through websites, applications, and other digital platforms.
Evaluate
Examine whether digital health information is credible, accurate, reliable, and supported by trustworthy evidence.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Understanding Digital Health Can Make a Difference
The internet provides access to an enormous amount of health information. However, not everything online is accurate or appropriate. eHealth literacy helps people approach digital health information with greater awareness and critical thinking.
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Recognize
Recognize different types of digital health information and understand how they can be used.
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Understand
Understand important eHealth concepts, terminology, technologies, and services.
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Think Critically
Question information, identify possible misinformation, and consider whether a source can be trusted.
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Use Responsibly
Use digital health information responsibly while considering privacy, safety, and the limitations of online information.
HOW IT WORKS
Test. Learn. Test Again.
The portal uses a pre-test and post-test approach to explore users' understanding of eHealth and determine how much their knowledge improves after reviewing the learning materials.
01. Take the Pre-Test
Answer questions about eHealth before reviewing the learning materials. Your results provide an initial measure of your understanding.
02. Explore and Learn
Review the infographics and learning materials provided for the assessment. Explore the topics and build your understanding of eHealth.
03. Take the Post-Test
Answer another set of questions after learning. Your results can be compared with your pre-test to measure changes in understanding.
OUR PURPOSE
Measuring eHealth Understanding
This project aims to give our group not only satisfaction in spreading more knowledge on the topic, but also to gather data on how much of a population is knowledgeable, literate, and practically competent in handling these required skills. Our website will publish updates based on the results.
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Measure Initial Knowledge
The pre-test provides an initial indication of how much users already know about eHealth.
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Provide Learning Materials
Users are given accessible learning materials that introduce important eHealth concepts.
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Measure Understanding
The post-test provides another measurement of the user's understanding after learning.
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Compare the Results
Comparing pre-test and post-test results helps show whether understanding changed after using the website.
READY TO DISCOVER YOUR eHEALTH LITERACY?
Start the Assessment
Find Out How Much You Understand
Take the assessments, explore the learning materials, and complete the post-test to see how your understanding of eHealth changes.
