Overview of ICTs and Health

Résumé

Community informatics links economic and social development efforts at the community level with emerging opportunities in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). In recent years in public health there has been an increased focus on the broader social determinants of health and on social inclusion, as evidenced in the 2008 Final Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health¹. Broader determinants include education, income, social connection, and other opportunities that support improved health and wellbeing.