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Degree: 
MS eHealth
Ruta's Role: 
Graduate Program Student Advisor
Thesis Topic: 
An examination of the impact of e-Health on health equity among marginalized populations
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Dr. Ruta valaitis was the Student Advisor, Course-based Masters, Danielle Hunter, e-Health Program, An examination of the impact of e-Health on health equity among marginalized populations (2011)

The scholarly paper first defined health equity for eHealth, or eHealth equity, followed by an outline of the context of health equity in Canada. Second, the context of healthcare accessibility among certain marginalized populations was discussed. Third, the paper then examined barriers to enabling eHealth equity and provided some examples of how eHealth can work towards increasing health equity in certain communities. Lastly, a discussion on potential solutions to ensure the reduction of health inequities was put forth followed by the conclusion that used the ADKAR change management framework to summarize the paper.