Social Media’s Promise for Public Health

August 18, 2009 · Filed Under policy issues, positive patterns · 52 Comments 

Federal agencies can, and should, be the first responders to health questions. Social media can help.

That’s my summary of presentations from last week’s National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media conference, where I had the sense, once again, of a tribal meeting, but this one had the urgency of war council. The enemy is legion: flu virus and Salmonella, yes, but also misinformation and misunderstanding. Read more