Join the University of Maryland Extension Marylanders Online program and partners for a free webinar series exploring the intersection of digital literacy, health equity, and inclusion. Links to the session presentations and recordings are provided below.
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Policy, Health Misinformation, & Public Trust
This session covers policies to improve online health information accuracy, including support for fact-checking, crisis communication, and the balance between free speech and public health. It also examines censorship and the role of digital platforms in shaping health discourse.
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Social Media’s Impact on Public Health & Spread of Health Misinformation
This session explores the impact of social media on public health, focusing on how misinformation spreads, its real-world effects, and strategies to address it. Topics include key drivers, privacy risks, and tools for monitoring and response.
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Digital Health Technologies & Misinformation: Navigating the Challenges
This session addresses key issues in telehealth, electronic health records, and data privacy, focusing on guiding communities to reliable health information and clarifying common misconceptions. Topics include identifying trustworthy telehealth providers, understanding benefits and limitations, and best practices for supporting digital health navigation.
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Watch the Recordings
View the YouTube PlaylistNavigating the Future of AI Regulation
This session explores how disability and health intersect, highlighting the need for accessible health technologies. Topics include ADA-compliant design, challenges faced by deaf, blind, and users with physical or mental disabilities, and strategies to build more inclusive digital platforms.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand ADA-compliant design and its role in accessible health tech.
- Recognize barriers faced by users with various disabilities.
- Learn strategies to improve accessibility in digital health tools.
At the presenter’s request, this session will not be recorded and slides will not be distributed.
Addressing Disability Disparities Through Health Equity
This session explores how disability and health intersect, highlighting the need for accessible health technologies. Topics include ADA-compliant design, challenges faced by deaf, blind, and users with physical or mental disabilities, and strategies to build more inclusive digital platforms.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand ADA-compliant design and its role in accessible health tech.
- Recognize barriers faced by users with various disabilities.
- Learn strategies to improve accessibility in digital health tools.
Tech Literacy in the Digital Era
This session highlights the use of digital health tools in improving care and self-management. It will cover how to build user confidence and digital literacy, and how to support safe, effective use through community education and privacy best practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify digital health tools and their role in health management.
- Support users in building skills to navigate telehealth, portals, and
monitoring systems. - Promote confident use through outreach and skill-building.
Tackling Social Disparities in Access & Technology
This webinar explores how digital health and technology can better serve overlooked populations, including LGBTQ+ individuals, unhoused people, immigrants, and others facing systemic barriers. Topics include digital access gaps, racial and gender bias in tools, language barriers, and best practices for improving equity in digital health.
Presenter: Dr. Helen Hughes, Medical Director of the Office of Telemedicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
- Identify digital health tools and their role in health management.
- Support users in building skills to navigate telehealth, portals, and
monitoring systems. - Promote confident use through outreach and skill-building.
Geographical Disparities in Health Equity & Access
This session explores how broadband access, geography, and digital inclusion impact health equity across Maryland, focusing on rural communities. Topics include the effects of redlining, access to care, and state and federal resources that support digital and health equity efforts.
Presenter: Sara Seitz, Director, Maryland State Office of Rural Health at the Maryland Department of Health
Learning Objectives:
1) Understand how geography affects access to healthcare in Maryland
2) Recognize systemic barriers such as redlining and their ongoing impact
3) Identify tools and resources to improve digital and health access