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ArticleJournal of public health management and practice : JPHMP

Social Media in Public Health: Strategies to Distill, Package, and Disseminate Public Health Research.

Johanzynn Gatewood, Sheryl L Monks, Camelia R Singletary, Elena Vidrascu, Justin B Moore

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Article in Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05702008 (Social Media as an Information, Education and Communication Tool for Rabies Prevention), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05702008 nacompletednot on this map

Social Media as an Information, Education and Communication Tool for Rabies Prevention: An Interventional Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorMaulana Azad Medical CollegeRan2022 to 2022Enrolled300ConditionsRabies, Health Education, Public Health, Preventive Health ServicesArmsRabies Information Education and Communication Material
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Social Media Use for Health Purposes: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021
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  8. Co-Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People: A Participatory Research Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Johanzynn GatewoodDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (Ms Gatewood); Departments of Family & Community Medicine (Mss Monks, Singletary, and Vidrascu and Dr Moore), Epidemiology & Prevention (Dr Moore), and Implementation Science (Dr Moore), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ms Gatewood is now with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Ms Vidrascu is now with Centers of Psychiatric Excellence, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Sheryl L Monks
Camelia R Singletary
Elena Vidrascu
Justin B Moore
Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St Etienne · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The worldwide expansion of users on the Internet has popularized the access of individuals to information that may not be obtained otherwise. Social media has fostered interactions between individuals and health organizations by changing the nature and speed of engagement. While it is known that many public health organizations use social media to engage their audiences, little is known about effective strategies and best practices for the dissemination of knowledge and audience engagement. Many barriers exist in the dissemination of public health messages, including limited funds to support information sharing. Blogs and social media networking sites can be dynamic, cost-effective communication tools with the potential to reach scientific, practitioner, and public audiences who may be missed through traditional outlets. This article describes rudimentary processes of developing a blog and using social media to disseminate public health information and potential applications in the day-to-day activities for other public health organizations. With the growing demand for instant communication and concise information, a strong Internet presence could help organizations maximize their reach and impact.

Indexed as

Social MediaBloggingDelivery of Health CareHumansInformation DisseminationPublic Health

Identifiers

PMID32732723
PMCPMC7410266
OpenAlexW2981816615

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