Twitter and public health.

Bartlett C; Wurtz R

doi:10.1097/phh.0000000000000041

Twitter and public health.

Bartlett C ¹,

Wurtz R

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1. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Program in Public Health, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Bartlett and Dr Wurtz).
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Bartlett C¹
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Journal of Public Health Management and Practice : JPHMP, 01 Jul 2015, 21(4):375-383
https://doi.org/10.1097/phh.0000000000000041 PMID: 24356087

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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