219045 Module Three—Social media and public health outcomes

Sunday, November 7, 2010 : 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Monica Strachan, MPH , Consulting Services Group, Worldways Social Marketing, Greenwood Village, CO
The overarching course of which this abstract is a part provides a comprehensive learning experience about social media and interactive technology for public health professionals. This portion of the presentation will ensure that the participants understand and experience the compelling, vital connection between social media and the work of prevention, promotion and protection. The use of social media to improve outcomes in such areas as emergency preparedness, chronic disease management and child/youth health promotion will be illustrated. Promising case studies and other documented evidence will be shared. Participants will be actively engaged in applying the principles taught in this course to the outcomes that their own projects or organizations are seeking. A capstone for this segment will focus on group exploration of how the lessons learned can be applied to actually accelerate policy, practice and behavior change and thereby improve health outcomes.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Chronic disease management and prevention
Communication and informatics
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Protection of the public in relation to communicable diseases including prevention or control

Learning Objectives:
Identify and leverage the right social media elements to help model and influence behavior change to meet programmatic objectives.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: My career spans almost thirty years of strategic planning experience in both public and private sector health and health care. I have led literally hundreds of strategic planning engagements, many in recent years with regard to social media and social marketing strategy and tactics. I am passionate about the potential of social media in public health and currently serve as lead consultant for several major field application projects. I am also an experienced APHA presenter and understand the audience and standards of quality expected. Please note that while my firm offers related services, I will expressly NOT promote services nor discuss any proprietary products.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
Worldways Social Marketing None Employment (includes retainer)

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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