Raynard Kington|Stacey J. Arnesen|Wen?Ying Sylvia Chou|Susan J. Curry|David Lazer|Antonia M. Villarruel
Identifying Credible Sources of Health Information in Social Media: Principles and Attributes
Phillips Academy|United States National Library of Medicine|United States National Library of Medicine|United States National Library of Medicine|University of Iowa|University of Iowa|California University of Pennsylvania
social media widely used source health information general publicthe potential information shared social media infl uence health outcomes necessitates action social media platforms enhance access exposure highquality sciencebased informationthis paper summarizes work independent advisory group convened national academy medicine deliberated gathered information develop set initial principles attributes could inform platforms identifi cation possible elevation credible sources health informationusing principles attributes framework authors discuss likelihood credibility among major categories types nonprofi government organizations share health information social mediathe authors also emphasize need parallel strategies addition source evaluation including assessment content well important ethical considerations protection free speech individual autonomythe paper also stresses order considered credible social media platforms share data behavioral public health researchers understand eff ects policies online offl ine behaviors