Research/Report
Author(s): Jill Castek, University of Arizona; and Tyler H. J. Frank, Clark College, University of Arizona
This research digest addresses digital health literacies, demonstrating the important role that adult basic education instructors can play in supporting learners to adapt to a changing digital world. We structure this review by first examining the relationship between the internet and health. We then discuss the digital health information landscape offering some definitions. We go on to describe four components of digital health literacies and close the review by linking research and practice, offering implications for adult education.