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How Increased Use of Technology During COVID-19 has Influenced Diabetes Outcomes in Children

Year Developed: 2022

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.)

Language(s): English

Developed by: MHP Salud (See other resources developed by this organization). In collaboration with Health Outreach Partners .

Resource Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic created a global shift affecting families worldwide and has caused immense mental and physical consequences to children. At its onset, much of the world was placed on lockdown, which limited human interaction and replaced it with virtual forms of communication reliant on technology. Increased reliance on social platforms and the internet at large have altered child development to the extent that their mental and physical health is at stake.

Resource Details: Increased use of technology has caused some children to experience challenges in forming human connections and has led to a more sedentary lifestyle, thus putting kids at increased risk for developing chronic conditions such as diabetes later in life.

Resource Topic: Emerging Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations, Clinical Issues

Resource Subtopic: COVID-19.

Keywords: Adolescents and Youth, Agricultural Workers, Chronic Diseases and Care, Communication, Transparency, and Outreach, Community Health Workers, Patient Education, Health Risk and Behavior, Hispanic Americans/Latinos, Latinas, Hypertension, Infants, Toddlers, and Children (Pediatrics), Infectious Diseases, Mental Health, Migrants, Non-Clinical Services, Obesity, Outreach, Physical Activity.