3 Ways Healthcare Professionals Can Use Social Media To Improve Population Health

With as often as we hear about the negative side of social media, it can be easy to forget that Facebook, Twitter, and other social platforms are also improving people’s lives in concrete, measurable ways.

One particularly promising area? Healthcare.

From helping chronically ill people feel less isolated, to correcting the spread of diagnostic misinformation, to helping patients get the care they need faster, social media can offer a host of benefits to patients and the healthcare professionals treating them.

So how can doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, public health advocates, and others in this space harness the potential of social media? Here are just a few ways to do so.

Sharing public health information and correcting misinformation

Any healthcare...