HCA 331 Week 5 DQ 2 Use of Social Media in Health Education

Use of Social Media in Health Education. Social media provides vital platforms to communicate health education to specific populations. Many health education programs and campaigns use social media for needs assessment, program implementation, and program evaluation. Read the C.D.C.’s Health Communicator’s Social Media Toolkit and discuss the importance of using social media tools in health education. List the 12 tips provided by the C.D.C. regarding the use of social media and select the three that you think are the most important. Explain your selection. Next, define each of the social media tools that are identified in the toolkit. State which of these tools you are familiar with and describe how you are familiar with them. Of the tools that you are unfamiliar with, which would you like to learn more about? Provide your reasoning. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.