J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Twitter and Public Health.
Author information
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Program in Public Health, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Bartlett and Dr Wurtz).
Abstract
Twitter
can serve as a powerful communication modality to both "push" and
"pull" public health data; each user is a potential public health sensor
and actor. However, in 2012, only 8% of local health departments had Twitter accounts. We outline how Twitter works, describe how to access public tweets for public health surveillance purposes, review the literature on Twitter's current and potential role supporting public health's essential services, summarize Twitter's limitations, and make recommendations for health department use.
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