Do you believe obesity and social media correlate with one another? Well, according to a study published in PLOS ONE, there is a significant correlation with activity related interests on Facebook and obesity prevalence. So the question to ask ourselves is, what are we going to do with this data?
It actually provides a great opportunity for healthcare marketers to target specific demographics via Facebook Ads or sponsored stories. They can utilize these methods to address obesity prevention and to reach communities who deal with obesity.
To learn more about this study and possible next steps, please visit:
http://healthworkscollective.com/stevenshie/105201/social-media-and-public-health-using-facebook-monitor-obesity-prevalence?utm_source%3Dhootsuite=&utm_medium%3Dtwitter=&utm_campaign%3Dhootsuite_twitter=
It actually provides a great opportunity for healthcare marketers to target specific demographics via Facebook Ads or sponsored stories. They can utilize these methods to address obesity prevention and to reach communities who deal with obesity.
To learn more about this study and possible next steps, please visit:
http://healthworkscollective.com/stevenshie/105201/social-media-and-public-health-using-facebook-monitor-obesity-prevalence?utm_source%3Dhootsuite=&utm_medium%3Dtwitter=&utm_campaign%3Dhootsuite_twitter=
I believe Big Agriculture who willfully genetically altered America's food supply and for the FDA for approving their activty on the obesity issue more than I blame technology.
ReplyDeleteObviously, we need to get up and move as a nation but there were fat people long before there was Facebook.