---
"title": "The Intersection of Health Care, Social Media, and Digital Strategy"
"description": "Susannah Fox presented the Pew Research Center's latest findings on social media and health."
"date": "2014-01-25"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Susannah Fox"
    "job_title": "Former Researcher"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/susannah-fox/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/2014/01/25/the-intersection-of-health-care-social-media-and-digital-strategy/"
"categories":
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Health Care"
  - "Health Policy"
  - "Healthcare Online"
  - "Medicine & Health"
  - "Social Media"
"tags":
  - "healthcare"
  - "social media"
  - "Social Networking"
---

# The Intersection of Health Care, Social Media, and Digital Strategy

http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/who-uses-social-media-for-health

How are new tools and technology influencing organizing and advocacy around health care? A lively panel discussion covered changing demographics and social media usage, how activists can use social media to advocate, and best practices for digital strategy for changing the health care system.

- [Susannah Fox, Pew Research Center](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Experts/Susannah-Fox.aspx)
- [Regina Holliday, The Walking Gallery](http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2011/04/walking-gallery.html)
- [Lawrence Swiader, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy](http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/press/staff/Swiader.pdf)
- Moderator: Carla Uriona, Families USA

For more information, see the Families USA [conference agenda](http://www.familiesusa.org/conference/health-action-2014/conference-agenda.html) and Susannah’s blog post: [Flip it](http://susannahfox.com/2014/01/25/flip-it/).