Strengthening the eHealth literacy skills of older adults

The eHealth4Seniors project aims to enhance the digital health literacy (DHL) levels and skills of 55+ adults, especially those living in rural areas, empowering them in effectively, confidently a...

The eHealth4Seniors project aims to enhance the digital health literacy (DHL) levels and skills of 55+ adults, especially those living in rural areas, empowering them in effectively, confidently and securely using digital health systems and tools for self-management and preventive care, while supporting adult educators in upskilling older learners on DHL in order to fully exploit eHealth services and new technologies to enhance their health wellbeing.

The eHealth4Seniors partnership will implement the following activities: A1 Project Management, including coordination meetings, evaluation and reporting procedures Α2 eHealth Literacy Toolkit with training material for both older seniors and educators and its pilot testing A3 Community workshops Α4 Training Activities on eHealth delivered by educators to seniors and post-training Report Α5 Communication & Exploitation Activities to promote the project’s key messages and results

The eHealth4Seniors consortium will produce: -eHealth Literacy Toolkit, including an Assessment Tool for seniors -eHealthCompEdu Framework, lesson plan and manual for educators -National Train-the-Trainer activities -Community Workshops and other training activities with seniors and educators -Post-training Report -Dissemination materials (website, social media, infographics, newsletters, etc.) and targeted actions (such as local/national events) in order to promote DHL and awareness.