Missed Opportunity? Leveraging Mobile Technology to Reduce Racial Health Disparities.

@article{Ray2017MissedOL,
  title={Missed Opportunity? Leveraging Mobile Technology to Reduce Racial Health Disparities.},
  author={Rashawn Ray and Abigail A Sewell and Keon L. Gilbert and Jennifer D. Roberts},
  journal={Journal of health politics, policy and law},
  year={2017},
  volume={42 5},
  pages={
          901-924
        }
}
Blacks and Latinos are less likely than whites to access health insurance and utilize health care. [] Key Method Using data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), we examine racial differences in obtaining health information online via mobile devices. We find that blacks and Latinos are more likely to trust online newspapers to get health information than whites. Minorities who have access to a mobile device are more likely to rely on the Internet for health information in a time of…
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