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Social Media’s Promise for Public Health

Participation Powers Prevention was the theme of the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing & Media. Susannah Fox presented the latest data on social media and health care.

Participation Powers Prevention is the theme of the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing & Media, sponsored by the National Center for Health Marketing, Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service, and the Office of Enterprise Communication, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, the National Cancer Institute and the National Public Health Information Coalition.

Susannah Fox presented the latest data on social media and health care, using examples from PatientsLikeMe and the Center for Connected Health. Read her summary of the conference, along with the full text of her remarks.

Social Media's Promise for Public Health from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Social Media’s Promise for Public Health

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