Rapid and innovative advances in participative Internet communications, referred to as
“social media,” offer opportunities for modifying health behavior. Social media let users …

Introduction While public health campaigns disseminated through Twitter have multiple
theoretical advantages over other strategies (eg, a high potential reach and low economic …

Purpose To review the evidence to determine if social networking sites (SNS) are effective
tools for health research in the adolescent and young adult populations. Design Systematic …

Background Social media platforms are increasingly used by registered dietitians (RDs) to
improve knowledge translation and exchange in nutrition. However, a thorough …

Aim: A great deal of enthusiasm and interest exists in using social media for public health
communications, but few research studies have examined its success in promoting and …

Background Developing strategies to change health behaviour is one of the biggest
challenges of health promotion programs. Social media, as a popular and innovative …

Background: Sixty percent of Internet users report using the Internet to look for health
information. Social media sites are emerging as a potential source for online health …

Online social networking sites offer a novel setting for the delivery of health promotion
interventions due to their potential to reach a large population and the possibility for two-way …

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Background Social media technologies offer a novel opportunity for scalable health
interventions that can facilitate user engagement and social support, which in turn may …