Search Articles

Young People’s Knowledge of Antibiotics and Vaccinations and Increasing This Knowledge Through Gaming: Mixed-Methods Study Using e-Bug

E-Bug, led by Public Health England (PHE), is an international health education resource that teaches children and young people about hygiene, the spread of infections, antibiotic use, and resistance. e-Bug includes Web-based lesson plans and activities for

Charlotte Victoria Eley, Vicki Louise Young, Catherine Victoria Hayes, Neville Q Verlander, Cliodna Ann Miriam McNulty

JMIR Serious Games 2019;7(1):e10915

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

Influence of Social Media Platforms on Public Health Protection Against the COVID-19 Pandemic via the Mediating Effects of Public Health Awareness and Behavioral Changes: Integrated Model

3 (H3): Public health behavioral change is significantly increasing public health protection.Hypothesis 4 (H4): The use of social media platforms is significantly increasing public health protection.Hypothesis 5 (H5): Public health awareness is significantly

Hani Al-Dmour, Ra’ed Masa’deh, Amer Salman, Mohammad Abuhashesh, Rand Al-Dmour

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(8):e19996

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

When Public Health Research Meets Social Media: Knowledge Mapping From 2000 to 2018

empirical research conducted on social media platforms with public health goals, including the social media–based public health research in this study [18-21].

Yan Zhang, Bolin Cao, Yifan Wang, Tai-Quan Peng, Xiaohua Wang

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(8):e17582

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

Considerations for Public Health Organizations Attempting to Implement a Social Media Presence: A Qualitative Study

While Twitter has only been online since 2006, there is already growing research on its use in public health and by public health organizations [3].

Mark Hart, Nichole Stetten, Gail Castaneda

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2016;2(1):e6

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

Twitter and Public Health (Part 2): Qualitative Analysis of How Individual Health Professionals Outside Organizations Use Microblogging to Promote and Disseminate Health-Related Information

In the current paper, we describe how public health professionals disseminate health related information using Twitter.

Mark Hart, Nichole Stetten, Sabrina Islam, Katherine Pizarro

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2017;3(4):e54

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

Cross-Country Comparison of Public Awareness, Rumors, and Behavioral Responses to the COVID-19 Epidemic: Infodemiology Study

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on January 30, when there were almost 8000 confirmed cases worldwide; all but 98 of these cases, along with all 170 COVID-19–related deaths

Zhiyuan Hou, Fanxing Du, Xinyu Zhou, Hao Jiang, Sam Martin, Heidi Larson, Leesa Lin

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(8):e21143

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

Availability and Accessibility of Student-Specific Weight Loss Programs and Other Risk Prevention Health Services on College Campuses

These small gains may increase an individual’s risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and depression [16-19].Despite this public health concern, there remains a need on campuses for weight management services tailored to undergraduates [20,21].

Sarah Lynch, Sharon Hayes, Melissa Napolitano, Katrina Hufnagel

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2016;2(1):e29

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

Quality of HIV Websites With Information About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or Treatment as Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Systematic Evaluation

Just 4% of young black/African American MSM in Atlanta, Georgia, reported taking PrEP in 2015 [13].Despite numerous public health campaigns for MSM as well as a national HIV prevention plan targeting black/African American and Hispanic/Latino MSM specifically

Taylor Silverman, Nicole Asante, Jacob J van den Berg

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2018;4(4):e11384

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

The Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners Clinical Informatics Digital Hub: Protocol to Develop Extended COVID-19 Surveillance and Trial Platforms

IntroductionBackground and Rationale for the StudyThe Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre (RCGP RSC), in close partnership with Public Health England (PHE), has been using routinely collected primary care data for

Simon de Lusignan, Nicholas Jones, Jienchi Dorward, Rachel Byford, Harshana Liyanage, John Briggs, Filipa Ferreira, Oluwafunmi Akinyemi, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Chris Bates, Jamie Lopez Bernal, Gavin Dabrera, Alex Eavis, Alex J Elliot, Michael Feher, Else Krajenbrink, Uy Hoang, Gary Howsam, Jonathan Leach, Cecilia Okusi, Brian Nicholson, Philip Nieri, Julian Sherlock, Gillian Smith, Mark Thomas, Nicholas Thomas, Manasa Tripathy, William Victor, John Williams, Ian Wood, Maria Zambon, John Parry, Shaun O’Hanlon, Mark Joy, Chris Butler, Martin Marshall, FD Richard Hobbs

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(3):e19773

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS

Mind the Gap: Social Media Engagement by Public Health Researchers

Social media has taken on a new and important role in public discourse and debate, ranging from the mundane to issues of public health significance.

Brett Keller, Alain Labrique, Kriti M Jain, Andrew Pekosz, Orin Levine

J Med Internet Res 2014;16(1):e8

Download Citation: END BibTex RIS