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    More people than ever are working and learning online as a result of the pandemic, yet this has not helped close the digital gap in America. Here’s why.

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    • The #digitaldivide continues to very much exist in the United States. Our research found that while 33% of kids in lower income households do not have access to a computer, only 6% of high income families do not. @wef https://t.co/515Mf4VTA1

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    Access to the Internet has been a key determinant of health — or more aptly, death — during the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans lacked Internet access were more likely to die due to complications from the coronavirus, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open this month. The study’s key finding was that for every additional 1% of people living in a county who have access to the Internet,…

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    Media use for tweens and teens has grown faster since the start of the pandemic than it has over the previous four years. Our new report uncovers the content behind all this media use, and the media activities they enjoy most.

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    • The #DigitalDivide continues to impact kids and families in lower income houses. Having access to technology vital to connection and learning is critical to reducing this gap and building #DigitalEquity. https://t.co/PNl7uYGVvg https://t.co/0R3kqEq5vf

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    Speakers at Modern Healthcare’s Dec. 9 virtual Social Determinants of Health Symposium concentrated on solutions to medical racism, disparities and dysfunction dating back centuries.

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