Dr. Joe Kvedar interviewed me for his podcast, Well/Connected, and I thought I’d share footnotes for all the resources I mentioned. Key findings from the national survey of 14- to 22-year-olds focused on digital health and social media use, sponsored by Hopelab and Well Being Trust, which took a special look at people living with […]
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Fact sheet: differences between young women and young men in their use of social media, online health resources
For the latest findings, read: Coping with COVID-19: How Young People Use Digital Media to Manage Their Mental Health, sponsored by Common Sense Media, Hopelab, and California Health Care Foundation. Below are excerpts from three research reports focused on teens and young adults: Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018, by Monica Anderson and Jingjing Jiang […]
Fact sheet: teens and young adults, social media, online health resources
Online access among teens and young adults: 95% of teens say they have or have access to a smartphone and 90% of teens say they have access to a desktop or laptop computer at home. (Pew Internet, 2022) 94% of young adults (18- to 29-year-olds) say they have access to a smartphone. 98% of 18-29 […]
Linking & Amplifying User-centered Networks through Connected Health (L.A.U.N.C.H.)
Continuing my practice of “flipping” an event — posting what I hope to get across in advance in order to jump start the conversation, here is a preview for a panel set to take place at 12pm on Friday, Oct. 19, in Boston. One of the maxims I carry with me into every meeting and […]
The Rise of the New Bio-citizen
Over the next two days, I’ll be part of a group convened by Eleonore Pauwels and Todd Kuiken to discuss barriers to citizen-driven biomedical research. If you are intrigued, read the report, “The Rise of the New Bio-citizen,” which lays out how people “are pursuing a range of activities from analyses of genomic data for […]
Video: Peer health advice
At no other time in history have we been able to communicate across the world, in an instant, with anyone and everyone who has knowledge and experience to share. Never has it been so easy to solve problems together. When it comes to your health, your community may be your superpower.
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