Analysis of the purpose of state health departments' tweets: Information sharing, engagement, and action

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Thackeray, Rosemary ^a   Neiger, Brad L ^a   Burton, Scott H ^b   Thackeray, Callie R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Public health; Social media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENGAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

ENGAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887981301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3002     Document Type: Article

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