A Banner Year for Digital Health – Trends and Challenges
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Amid a global pandemic, digital health has emerged more robust than ever. According to Rock Health, funding is closing in on twelve billion dollars.…
Evaluating Apps- The American Psychiatric Association Model
How do you know what a good app is? Great strides have been made in guiding consumers, employers, and health systems in making better decisions when choosing digital mental health…
Clinical Value of Digital Health- Considerations and Future Directions
The good news is the rate of publications in digital health has increased steadily in the past three years, this adds to our broad understanding of where digital health…
Digital Health in 2020 Trends and Wishlists
The last decade saw tremendous development in digital health. With the growing penetration of smartphone ownership globally, having tools at your fingertips to support health and wellness is commonplace.…
Why Language Matters in Obesity
Weight bias is a real phenomenon, and research demonstrates it can impact employment status, financial status, and even more concerning access to health care. If people with obesity have experienced…
Addressing Youth Mental Health with Digital Tools- Some Considerations
Estimates suggest 1.1 billion people worldwide suffer from mental health disorders. Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and substance use are the leading causes of disability amongst working-age adults. Many of these disorders…
A Proposed Standard of Obesity Care
Since the 1980s the CDC has been tracking state-level rates of obesity, despite numerous local efforts to alter food and activity environments, the rates of obesity have remained high…