Zain Jafar, Jonathan D Quick, Heidi J Larson, Verner Venegas-Vera, Philip Napoli, Godfrey Musuka, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Kolar Sridara Meena, T Raju Kanmani, Eszter Rimányi
With more than 4.26 billion social media users worldwide, social media has become a primary source of health information, exchange, and influence. As its use has rapidly expanded, social media has proven to be a "doubled-edged sword," with considerable benefits as well as notable harms. It can be used to encourage preventive behaviors, foster social connectivity for better mental health, enable health officials to deliver timely information, and connect individuals to reliable information. But social media also has contributed to public health crises by exacerbating a decline in public trust, deteriorating mental health (especially in young people), and spreading dangerous misinformation...
2023: Health Promotion Perspectives