Defining the Scope of Digital Public Health and its Implications for Practice and Research

Summary: “Digital Public Health” has emerged as a way describe the integration of digital technologies in public health functions to maximize public health impact. Despite keen interest in digital public health, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, its definition, scope, and inherent challenges are yet not clearly defined. We conducted a scoping review to clarify current conceptions of digital public health, its scope, inherent challenges and potential strategies to surmount these challenges. In this session, we present findings from our review of the literature, highlighting their implications for ongoing research and practice. Presenter: Ihoghosa (Muyi) Iyamu is a PhD Candidate at the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), UBC and conducts his doctoral research with the online sexual health services team, Clinical prevention services - BCCDC.

BC CDC Presenters

5/10/2022 7:00:00 PM