TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gibbons, Michael C
PY  - 2005
DA  - 2005/10/4
TI  - A Historical Overview of Health Disparities and the Potential of eHealth Solutions
JO  - J Med Internet Res
SP  - e50
VL  - 7
IS  - 5
KW  - access to information
KW  - socioeconomic factors
KW  - Internet
KW  - disparities
KW  - eHealth
KW  - minorities
AB  - Over the past decade, a rapidly expanding body of literature has demonstrated the existence of disparities in health and health care. While consensus has not emerged regarding the causes of disparities, they are generally thought to be related to sociocultural, behavioral, economic, environmental, biologic, or societal factors. To effectively address disparities, several authorities have suggested the need for greater information technology research and investments. eHealth researchers may be able to make significant contributions in this area through research and its applications. This paper begins with a historical overview of health disparities in the United States and Europe. It then discusses the role that the Internet, and access to the Internet, may play in the genesis of health disparities. Finally, this paper closes with a discussion of the potential benefits of eHealth applications and the possible contributions of the field to overcoming disparities in health and health care. 
SN  - 1438-8871
UR  - http://www.jmir.org/2005/5/e50/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.7.5.e50
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16403714
DO  - 10.2196/jmir.7.5.e50
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/jmir.7.5.e50
ER  -