A report by Public Health Walse on how technology is transforming the way healthcare interacts with the community. The reports on this page focus on the use of digital to support and monitor health in Wales, and the patterns of use in social media.  

Link: Public Health Wales' Report 

Contents include: -  

Report One: Population health in a digital age  

Introduction 

Method 

Findings 

• Are there inequalities in access to the internet in Wales? 

• Do people Wales use digital technology to support their health?  

• Differences by socio-demographic characteristics  

• Differences by health status  

• Do people in Wales use digital technology to monitor their health?  

• Differences by socio-demographic characteristics  

• Differences by health status  

Discussion 

• Digital inclusion and health  

• Understanding and addressing differences in the use of digital technology to support health-related actions 

• Understanding and addressing differences in the use of digital technology to monitor health-related activities 

• Harnessing digital technology to support mental  

• Using digital technology to support health: realising the potential whilst mitigating against inequalities and harms 

• Limitations of this study  

• Conclusion 

References  

Appendices 

Report Two: Population health in a digital age  

Introduction 

Method  

Findings  

• Do people engage with social media platforms in Wales? 

• Are there differences in the use of social media platform types and population groups in Wales? 

• Are there differences in social media user categories by population groups in Wales? 

• Are there differences in people who share personal health information on social media platforms? 

Discussion  

References  

Appendices 

Use of social media infographics in Wales