Adopting Social Media for Improving Health: Opportunities and Challenges

Adopting Social Media for Improving Health: Opportunities and Challenges

Social media's ubiquitous influence is changing the landscape of health-related practices. Health organizations and individuals continue to utilize social media for health with mixed results. We discuss current perspectives and challenges of using social media for improving health outcomes. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:North Carolina medical journal (Durham, N.C.) N.C.), 2019-07, Vol.80 (4), p.240-243
Hauptverfasser: Park, Albert, Bowling, Jessamyn, Shaw, Jr, George, Li, Chuqin, Chen, Shi
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Sprache:eng
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Health Promotion
Health Status
Humans
Social Media
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Zusammenfassung:Social media's ubiquitous influence is changing the landscape of health-related practices. Health organizations and individuals continue to utilize social media for health with mixed results. We discuss current perspectives and challenges of using social media for improving health outcomes. We conclude this paper by highlighting five specific areas that warrant further investigation to better harness social media for health.
ISSN:0029-2559
0029-2559
DOI:10.18043/ncm.80.4.240