Technology-Based Substance Use Interventions: Opportunities for Gender-Transformative Health Promotion

Julie Stinson, Lindsay Wolfson and Nancy Poole
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Julie Stinson: Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, D404-4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
Lindsay Wolfson: Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, D404-4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
Nancy Poole: Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, D404-4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: Drawing on data from a scoping review on sex, gender and substance use, this narrative review explores the use of gender-informed and technology-based approaches in substance use prevention and health promotion interventions. With an ever-changing landscape of new technological developments, an understanding of how technology-based interventions can address sex, gender, and intersecting equity considerations related to substance use is warranted. Current technology-based approaches to substance use prevention and health promotion are described and assessed for gender-specific and gender transformative outcomes, and limitations are discussed related to inclusivity, access, confidentiality, and a dearth of research on technological approaches that integrate gender-based analysis. A call for action designed to advance technology-based health promotion, prevention and brief interventions that address gender equity simultaneously with substance use is proposed.

Keywords: gender; technology; gender transformative; health promotion; substance use; SGBA+; substance use prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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