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Social media
IS INCREASING USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA CREATING A NEW GLOBAL HEALTH
ISSUE? By: Thamonphog (Om) Permsukkunakorn (BSPS) Yuanrui (Gray) Zhao (BSPS) Leeann Cecil (BSPS)
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What is Social Media?
Defined as Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
The use of Social Media is increasing
In 2012, only 5% of adults were using social media; this had shot up to nearly 70% at the last count (2018) and it is even higher in younger adults, at 90%.
How is this affecting Global Health?
- Misinformation & Disinformation: false or manipulative information through online sites or social media can lead to negative consequences - Poor Sleep: People who frequently use social media have a high tendency Towards poor sleep -Body Image: Social Media is Spreading images of unrealistic perceptions of the “Ideal Body”, which is leading to users trying to obtain this certain body type in extremely unhealthy ways.
Who does this effect?
-Anyone that uses social Media -Facebook -2.6 billion users -Most used social media Network(SMN) in 154 out of 167 countries -We Chat -1.2 Billion Users in China -VKontakte -400 Million users -Russia’s most popular SMN
