The social nature of today’s Internet is creating new public health and policy challenges. For example, the US in 2014 experienced the largest measles outbreak in nearly a generation, which led to the passing of the nation’s most conservative vaccine legislation, eliminating the personal belief exemption in California. Research has identified online misinformation about vaccines […]

Berkman Center for Internet and Society: Video Fishbowl

Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

Brittany Seymour on Social Communication Strategies for Public Health

MAY 10, 2016-1 MIN
Berkman Center for Internet and Society: Video Fishbowl

Brittany Seymour on Social Communication Strategies for Public Health

MAY 10, 2016-1 MIN

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The social nature of today’s Internet is creating new public health and policy challenges. For example, the US in 2014 experienced the largest measles outbreak in nearly a generation, which led to the passing of the nation’s most conservative vaccine legislation, eliminating the personal belief exemption in California. Research has identified online misinformation about vaccines […]