Abstract
Social media is an effective tool to promote healthy patient behaviors. The purpose of this project is to 1) explore adolescent preferences regarding delivery of content on a social media platform and 2) tailor and implement a social media intervention using Instagram to help increase healthy dietary behaviors in adolescents.
Sigma Membership
Alpha
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Adolescents, Dietary Practices, Social Media
Recommended Citation
Horner, Abbey J. and Danford, Cynthia A., "Social media for health: Utilizing Instagram to improve eating habits of overweight and obese adolescents" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 115.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/posters_2019/115
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Review Type
None: Event Material, Invited Presentation
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Social media for health: Utilizing Instagram to improve eating habits of overweight and obese adolescents
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Social media is an effective tool to promote healthy patient behaviors. The purpose of this project is to 1) explore adolescent preferences regarding delivery of content on a social media platform and 2) tailor and implement a social media intervention using Instagram to help increase healthy dietary behaviors in adolescents.