Author Identifier (ORCID)
Loretta Baldassar: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-4773
Abstract
In this Perspective, we address the critical intersection of digital health, social connection, and health equity. Taking an interdisciplinary and complex adaptive systems perspective, we highlight evidence-based digital solutions to improve social connection and inclusion and, consequently, health outcomes. We describe actionable strategies for ensuring that digital health innovations benefit all, highlighting how user-centered design can address diverse needs, particularly for structurally disadvantaged populations.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
12-1-2026
Volume
9
Issue
1
Publication Title
Npj Digital Medicine
Publisher
Nature
School
School of Arts and Humanities
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Comments
Kwasnicka, D., Kelly, J., Quested, E., Baldassar, L., Robinson, S., Sinnott, R., O’Halloran, P., Tiedemann, A., Flatau, P., Ogrin, R., Farmer, J., & King, A. C. (2025). Perspective: Improving social connection and inclusion through equitable digital health solutions. Npj Digital Medicine, 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-02264-z