Objective
Citizens' digital health literacy is an essential element for successful eHealth deployment. However, citizens often do not have the necessary skills to find, understand and appraise online health information and apply their knowledge to make health decisions. Digitally health literate citizens are empowered to play a more active role in their health self-management, resulting in improved prevention, adherence to a healthier lifestyle and better health outcomes.
IC-Health will provide support for the improvement of digital health literacy in Europe. In particular, the project will design 35 open access online courses (MOOCs), in seven different national languages, for different population cohorts including children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women, elderly and people affected or susceptible to be affected by type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
The identified population cohorts, along with health professionals, academics and other practitioners, will be organised in Communities of Practice and involved directly in the co-creation of the MOOCs content and structure. Once the courses are be designed, they will be tested by the members of the CoPs and by other users. MOOCs use and impact will be monitored and assessed in order to ensure their uptake and sustainability beyond the duration of the project.
Fields of science
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
38071 Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Spain
See on map
Participants (14)
Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
35019 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
See on map
1348 Louvain La Neuve
See on map
33100 Udine
See on map
38200 SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA
See on map
BT52 1SA Coleraine
See on map
10120 Tallinn
See on map
35001 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
See on map
00185 Roma
See on map
2000 FREDERIKSBERG
See on map
50139 Firenze
See on map
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
35006 LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
See on map
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
111 40 Stockholm
See on map
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
10152 TORINO
See on map
1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
See on map