E-Health is ‘interactive communication and information technology aimed at enhancing community quality of life and/or individual health outcomes’ (Hage, et al. 2013). It can include digital means such as videoconferencing, internet/social media outreach, and apps and can encompass many health services like access to lab reports, virtual appointments, and online health programs/groups for example. 

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Here is my list of resources on the topic:

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I have included a video from UBC faculty of health outlining eHealth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRLPRCbuSx4

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A link to my health authorities page on digital health, which includes the ‘virtual clinic’ – a way to access healthcare services via phone.

https://www.northernhealth.ca/services/digital-health

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A publication from the Canadian Institute of Health Information reviewing public opinion on eHealth.

https://www.cihi.ca/en/taking-the-pulse-measuring-shared-priorities-for-canadian-health-care-2024/canadians-and-health-care-providers-want-connected-electronic-health-information

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And finally two articles looking at eHealth in a rural Canadian context.

Hage, E., Roo, J.P., van Offenbeek, M.A. et al. Implementation factors and their effect on e-Health service adoption in rural communities: a systematic literature review. BMC Health Serv Res 13, 19 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-19

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Buyting R, Melville S, Chatur H, White CW, Légaré JF, Lutchmedial S, Brunt KR. Virtual Care With Digital Technologies for Rural Canadians Living With Cardiovascular Disease. CJC Open. 2021 Dec 23;4(2):133-147. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.09.027. PMID: 35198931; PMCID: PMC8843960.