Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook

This study is based on the review of literature, focusing on new media namely Facebook in sustaining and nourishing healthcare information to its users. This is to recognise the capability of Facebook in providing health information and contribute to further awareness on healthcare, nutrition, diet,...

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Main Authors: Adzharuddina, Nor Azura, Mohd Ramly, Norazmie
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: Elsevier (ScienceDirect) 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38903/
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Mohd Ramly, Norazmie
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description This study is based on the review of literature, focusing on new media namely Facebook in sustaining and nourishing healthcare information to its users. This is to recognise the capability of Facebook in providing health information and contribute to further awareness on healthcare, nutrition, diet, diseases and remedy information. In addition, it also examines health-related Facebook pages administered by healthcare providers for example specialist, physician, nutritionist or dietician in disseminating information mainly on health; in creating awareness and encouraging behavioural changes. Facebook pages with health-related information were discussed to see how they can be beneficial to new media users.
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spelling upm-389032015-06-22T00:34:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38903/ Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook Adzharuddina, Nor Azura Mohd Ramly, Norazmie This study is based on the review of literature, focusing on new media namely Facebook in sustaining and nourishing healthcare information to its users. This is to recognise the capability of Facebook in providing health information and contribute to further awareness on healthcare, nutrition, diet, diseases and remedy information. In addition, it also examines health-related Facebook pages administered by healthcare providers for example specialist, physician, nutritionist or dietician in disseminating information mainly on health; in creating awareness and encouraging behavioural changes. Facebook pages with health-related information were discussed to see how they can be beneficial to new media users. Elsevier (ScienceDirect) 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed Adzharuddina, Nor Azura and Mohd Ramly, Norazmie (2014) Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook. In: Global Conference on Business & Social Science-2014, GCBSS-2014, 15-16 Dec. 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (pp. 383-389). 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.384
spellingShingle Adzharuddina, Nor Azura
Mohd Ramly, Norazmie
Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook
title Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook
title_full Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook
title_fullStr Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook
title_full_unstemmed Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook
title_short Nourishing healthcare information over Facebook
title_sort nourishing healthcare information over facebook
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38903/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38903/