Broadband Internet Access Is a Social Determinant of Health!

Broadband Internet Access Is a Social Determinant of Health! Natalie C. Benda PhD, Tiffany C. Veinot PhD, MLS, Cynthia J. Sieck PhD, MPH, and Jessica S. Ancker PhD, MPH Affiliation Natalie C. Benda and Jessica S. Ancker are with the Department of Population Health Sciences, Division of Health Informatics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY. Tiffany C. Veinot is with the School of Information and the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Cynthia J. Sieck is with the Department of Family Medicine and the Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research, College of Medicine, the Ohio State University, Columbus.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Natalie C. Benda, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Population Health Sciences, Division of Health Informatics, 425 E 61st St., Suite 301, New York, NY 10065 (e-mail: ncb4001@med.cornell.edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints" link.CONTRIBUTORSN. C. Benda and J. S. Ancker jointly drafted the editorial with significant input and revision from T. C. Veinot and C. J. Sieck. J. S. Ancker conceptualized the editorial. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305784 Accepted: May 12, 2020 Published Online: July 08, 2020