The Use of Social Media by State Health Departments in the US: Analyzing Health Communication Through Facebook

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 174-179

  Jha, Ayan ^a   Lin, Leesa ^b,c   Savoia, Elena ^c  

^a CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CDC; Facebook; Health communication; Social media; State Health Department

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84954374785     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-0083-4     Document Type: Article

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