EnHIP Module 1

Dr. Sylvia Chavez-Baray, Co-PI

Dr. Guillermina Solis, Co-PI

Paola Ortiz, Graduate RA

April Ansari, Evaluator

Marissa Testerman, Librarian

• All sessions should be attended or made up to receive the stipend!

• If you cannot attend a session, please let Paola know as soon as possible so we can schedule your make-up session.

• Please contact her at portiz14@miners.utep.edu

• You may have flipped instruction days, where you will be asked to read or watch something. This should not take more than an hour.

• Interdisciplinary team will include:

• At the end of this study, your group will conduct an evidence-based literature review to prepare you for creating health education promotional materials, a poster, and a conference presentation!

• We will guide you every step of the way!

Advancing Health Equity through Information Resources & Services

Participants will learn about EnHIP Resources and Healthy People 2030 to avoid dissemination of false health and environmental information to the public while empowering YOU to use and share evidence-based digital information with other professionals and colleagues.

1. ​As a group, write or draw something that represents why each group member was interested in participating in this project.

2. On the back of the paper, write each group member's name and discipline.

3. One person from each group will share with the other groups. 

​Health - Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 2005).

​Health Equity - Equity is the absence of unfair, avoidable, or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically or by other dimensions of inequality (e.g. sex, gender, ethnicity, disability, or sexual orientation).

Social justice in health.

Health equity is achieved when everyone can attain their full potential for health and well-being (WHO, 2015).

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Health disparities are the metric we use to measure progress toward achieving health equity. A reduction in health disparities (in absolute and relative terms) is evidence that we are moving toward greater health equity.

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​Social determinants of health are the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence an individual's health and well-being. These determinants are external to the individual and are shaped by the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. Social determinants of health can have a significant impact on a person's overall health outcomes and contribute to health inequities and disparities.

Digital Health Literacy: The World Health Organization defines digital health literacy as the ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply the knowledge gained to addressing or solving a health problem. (2023)

• ​Limited health literacy can be a barrier to achieving health equity.

• When individuals have low health literacy, they may face challenges in understanding health information, communicating with healthcare providers, making informed decisions about their health, and accessing appropriate healthcare services.

• This can result in disparities in health outcomes, as individuals with low health literacy may have difficulty in managing their health effectively, advocating for their healthcare needs, and navigating complex healthcare systems, leading to poorer health outcomes.

Health Literacy!

• The Pew Research Center (2013) reported that 35% of U.S. adults have gone online to figure out a medical condition and that the internet is a de facto second opinion – and even first opinion – for many people (All of Us, 2022).

• Google's top search hits were health-related questions, which ultimately led them to build https://health.google/

​There are 5 case scenarios, and you will work with your team to identify the inequity.

Click here: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1-24EZQ3faR_-wb6VrK8wahAPkqajXc8td8bqOHVpAYQ/edit?usp=sharing

Endnote Web:

​https://access.clarivate.com/login?app=endnote

https://libguides.utep.edu/healthequity