Events occur daily that challenge the health, security and sustainable growth of our society,
and often find us unprepared for the catastrophic outcomes. These events involve the …

Thus, this chapter serves as an introduction to social informatics, and in doing so provides a
lens for consumer health informatics scholars, systems developers, and policy makers to …

Community-based social media, characterized by its ability to glean collective wisdom
through supporting communication, information sharing, and collaboration between …

Social media is any online resource with content that is designed to facilitate engagement
between individuals, and consumer informatics began when websites and online social …

Objectives: The rapid evolution in the world-wide use of Social Media tools suggests the
emergence of a global phenomenon that may have implications in the Personal Health and …

Personal health informatics can be a key mechanism to allow individuals to visualize and
track health behavior. Providing visibility and feedback of one's diet and activity level is one …

As evidence of the associations between social factors and health outcomes continues to
mount, capturing and acting on social determinants of health (SDOH) in clinical settings has …

Social media has become more popular in the last few years. It has been used in public
health development and healthcare settings to promote healthier lifestyles. Given its …

The current dissertation provides an examination of health information technology (HIT) by
analyzing big datasets. It contains two separate essays focused on:(1) the evolving …

Many researchers and practitioners use online health communities (OHCs) to influence
health behavior and provide patients with social support. One of the biggest challenges in …