Online Program

295358
Mastering the social future of public health: Social media, social technology and social engagement--continued


Saturday, November 2, 2013 : 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Mark Marosits, MSHA, Worldways Social Marketing, Newport, RI
Establish public health leadership in a transforming social future by mastering the practices of social media, social networking, social technology and social engagement. Participants will be able to: EXPLAIN the social future of public health, its building blocks and their practical application to the achievement of public health outcomes. COMPARE how their current skills complement the new skills they must master and will build on those to create strategies for the social future of public health. 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. This course presents evidence based practices for accelerating policy, practice and behavior change and improving public health outcomes. Participants will evolve their skills in the work of prevention, promotion and protection for continued viability in the emerging social future. ity in the emerging social future.

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'm a public health practitioner with 25 years’ experience with vital public health issues ranging from health equity to childhood obesity, emergency preparedness, infant mortality and more. I am the co-author of the People and Places Framework for Public Health and co-founder of one of the top 5 social marketing in public health agencies in the U.S. I understand the audience, their needs and am highly experienced in guiding public health into the social future.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
Worldways Social Marketing social marketing 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.