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Mastering the social future of public health: Social media, social technology and social engagement part 2


Saturday, November 2, 2013 : 1:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Andre Blackman, MPH, Pulse + Signal, Wake Forest, NC
By experiencing and applying the practical building blocks of social media, social networking and social technology and the offline and online practice of social engagement, participants will become capable of leading strategy and practice in the social future of public health. Learning outcomes include: EXPLAIN the social future of public health, its building blocks and their practical application to the achievement of public health outcomes, ASSESS the fundamental elements of the social future of public health in the areas of social media, social networking, social technology and social engagement, DEMONSTRATE how four core building blocks shared in the Learning Institute can be immediately applied to their own specific public health goals.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Communication and informatics
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
LIST the eight characteristics of the social future of public health IDENTIFY six core social technology and social engagement practices every public health practioner-and themselves-must master COMPARE how their current skills match or don’t match with what they need in the social future and where they must grow ASSESS how social media, social networking, social technology and social engagement as they apply to their daily work as public health practitioners DEMONSTRATE how four core building blocks shared in the Learning Institute can be immediately applied to their own specific public health goals.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an experienced advisor in the healthcare and social innovation community and passionate about the intersection of media, technology and design related to the improvement of population health. I am a featured speaker on HIV/AIDS, mobile health, health disparities and new forms of health journalism. I have worked alongside organizations such as the Black AIDS Institute, CDC, & HHS to educate and promote innovation around important health initiatives and opportunities.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
Pulse + Signal Social media Employment (includes retainer) and Stock Ownership

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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