Social media use in health awareness

Social media is being increasingly used for health awareness. It is not only used to promote health and wellness but also to motivate and guide public for various disease and ailments. Use of social media was proven to be cornerstone for awareness during COVID-19 management.[1] In recent times, it is one of the most cost effective tool for cardiovascular health awareness since it can be used to motivate people for adoption of healthy lifestyle practices.[2] Over the span of a decade, cardiologist Dr. Om Murti Anil utilized social media to significantly impact the public about cardiovascular health awareness. [3]

  1. ^ Karhu, Mari; Suoheimo, Mari; Häkkilä, Jonna (2021-05-12). "People's Perspectives on Social Media Use during COVID-19 Pandemic". 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (PDF). New York, NY, USA: ACM. pp. 123–130. doi:10.1145/3490632.3490666. ISBN 9781450386432. S2CID 247085160.
  2. ^ Ladeiras-Lopes, Ricardo; Baciu, Lavinia; Grapsa, Julia; Sohaib, Afzal; Vidal-Perez, Rafael; Bohm, Allan; Silvola, Harri; Gimenez, Maria Rubini; Muscoli, Saverio; Wallner, Markus; Rakisheva, Amina; Nagy, Vivien Klaudia; Cowie, Martin R.; Clarke, Sarah C.; Achenbach, Stephan (2020). "Social media in cardiovascular medicine: A contemporary review". European Heart Journal - Digital Health: 10–19. doi:10.1093/ehjdh/ztaa004. PMC 9707982. PMID 36713964. (Erratum: doi:10.1093/ehjdh/ztab098)
  3. ^ https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2023/01/01/a-doctor-using-social-media-to-spread-health-awareness