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The role of social media in public health crises caused by infectious disease: a scoping review.

Kirsty TerryFei YangQiang YaoChaojie Liu
Published in: BMJ global health (2023)
Social media has become a hugely powerful force in public health and cannot be ignored or viewed as a minor consideration when developing public health policy. Limitations of the study are discussed, along with implications for government, health authorities and individual users. The pressing need for government and health authorities to formalise evidence-based strategies for communicating via social media is highlighted, as well as issues for individual users in assessing the quality and reliability of information consumed on social media platforms.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • public health
  • health information
  • infectious diseases
  • global health
  • healthcare
  • single molecule