Potential of social media as a tool to combat foodborne illness

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 225-230

  Chapman, Benjamin ^a   Raymond, Benjamin ^a   Powell, Douglas ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Powell Food Safety   (Australia)

Author keywords

behavior change; food safety; foodborne illness; health risk; risk communication; social media

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL NORM; UTILIZATION;

COMMUNICATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NORMS;

EID: 84903751367     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913914538015     Document Type: Review

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