From Engagement to Concerns: Social Media Use Among a Sample of Australian Public Health Professionals
Despite high levels of social media use for education and advocacy purposes, participants had concerns about using social media in a professional context and about the reliability and quality of information acquired through social media. Training on effectively navigating social media and verifying the accuracy of available information is worthy of future attention. SO WHAT?: These findings will inform the development of a massive open online course that aims to equip health promotion and public health professionals with the skills to use social media for public health education and advocacy.
Authors
- Katharina Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6740-4478)
- Kahlia McCausland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7071-6491)
- Justine E. Leavy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8747-0424)
- Jonine Jancey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7894-2896)
- Tama Leaver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-4725)
- Sonya J. Girdler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7992-0800)
- HuiJun Chih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-0996)
- Barbara Mullan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0177-8899)
- Becky Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-9612)
- Zannatul Tazrin
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70035
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.50
Funders
- Healthway