Communicative Biocapitalism: The Voice of the Patient in Digital Health and the Health Humanities: “Digital health tools are marketed as neutral devices made to help users take responsibility for their health. Yet digital technologies are not neutral; they are developed from an existing set of assumptions about their potential users and contexts for use,… Read more »
Tag: health equity
What’s New
The saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” We certainly had the showers last month, and the trees in my yard are finally beginning to prove that saying true! Before we go off to the races, however, let’s first take a look back at some of the new titles that came in to the library… Read more »
Health inequalities and people with intellectual disabilities
“People with intellectual disabilities die at a younger age and have poorer health than their non-disabled peers. This is largely avoidable and is unjust. [Health inequalities and people with intellectual disabilities] uses concepts from contemporary public health to provide a comprehensive evidence-based overview of: the nature and extent of the health inequalities experienced by people… Read more »