141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

Home Events & Meetings Annual Meeting Schedule & Program

Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

5101.0
The impacts of social media on public health

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
With social media becoming an integral pasrt of our lives and an important way we share and access all informaiton, including health information, this session addresses gaps in our understanding of the flow of health information through socla media, by examining the frequency, quality and type of health information accessed through this medium. Presenters also discuss evaluation and results of social media initiatives and the opportunity these media present in improving health literacy and behaviors.
Session Objectives: Discuss the role of social media in health information sharing, identify how, when and what kind of information is shared, and describe the effictiveness of social media in improving health knowledge.
Moderator:
Shariece Johnson, MA

10:30am
Are texting and social networking site's instant messaging appropriate sexual health education tools for urban young women of color? a mixed-methods study   
Sonia K González, MPH, DrPH Candidate
     
10:50am
Social media and community water fluoridation   
Aaron Mertz, MA, DMD student and Myron Allukian, DDS, MPH
11:10am
Evaluating obesity prevention initiatives in the community: Accomplishments, lessons learned, and the impact of technical assistance and social media   
Rebecca Swann-Jackson, M.Ed., Eden Kyse, PhD, Erin Bunger, Janet Heroux, MBA, MHS and M. Katherine Kraft, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by: Health Administration, Oral Health, Men's Health Caucus, Chiropractic Health Care

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Community Health Planning and Policy Development