Health Literacy and Health Information Technology Adoption: The Potential for a New Digital Divide

Health Literacy and Health Information Technology Adoption: The Potential for a New Digital Divide

Health Literacy and Health Information Technology Adoption: The Potential for a New Digital Divide

Michael Mackert   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Amanda Mabry-Flynn   4 , PhD ;   Sara Champlin   5 , PhD ;   Erin E Donovan   2, 6 , PhD ;   Kathrynn Pounders   1 , PhD

1 Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States

2 Center for Health Communication, Moody College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States

3 UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, TX, United States

4 Charles H Sandage Department of Advertising, College of Media, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States

5 Mayborn School of Journalism, The University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States

6 Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Michael Mackert, PhD
  • Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations
  • Moody College of Communication
  • The University of Texas at Austin
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  • BMC 4.338
  • Austin, TX, 78712
  • United States
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  • Email: mackert@utexas.edu