Social Media and Health

This paper is an individual 6-8 page paper focusing on a social media and health concept that you are
interested in exploring in greater detail. The paper should be a review of relevant literature in the area of social
media and health you decide to focus on as well as an application of the concepts that are discussed in the
literature to a specific media and health-related issue. The paper should be double-spaced, 12-point font, and
adhere to APA 6th edition style guidelines. The paper should have the following sections:
1. Introduction--this section should be 1 page (or less) introduction to the topic you decide to explore in greater
depth. It should introduce the topic you have chosen, define key terms, and provide a brief overview of the rest
of the paper.
The topic should be about some aspect of social media and health, and you may use the required readings for
the class as a starting point for finding additional research on a particular health and social media topic. You
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can easily find additional research articles, book chapters, etc. by looking in the reference section of one or
more of the research articles you read in the modules for the course. Another helpful resource is Google
Scholar (scholar.google.com). You can do a search by typing in keywords/terms using this search engine, and
it will find articles (across different academic disciplines) related to the keywords/terms you search for. If there
is not a pdf or html link directly available on Google Scholar, you can usually access any article via an
electronic journal search using the George Mason University online library website. If you are logged onto the
GMU library website while using Google Scholar, you will see a link where you can search for a particular
article on the GMU library website.
2.Literature Review--this section should be 3-4 pages in which you briefly summarize the findings of any
articles on your topic that you decide to include in your paper. The number of articles you find will vary
depending on how broad or narrow the topic you decide to research happens to be. You should try to broaden
or narrow your topic so that you can find around 5-6 articles on the topic. For each article, provide a paragraph
or so that summarizes the main points, findings, or theoretical/practical implications of the article for your topic
area.
3.Application Section--this section should be 2-3 pages in which you apply what is known about a particular
social media and health topic to a real world situation or your own personal experience. It is fine if you want to
speculate or discuss things in a more hypothetical manner in this section. The main goal of the application
section is for you demonstrate how you could potentially apply the information you have read about a social
media and health topic to a real world situation or your own life.
4.Reference Section--this section should be separate from the rest of the paper, and it should include citations
for the articles and/or chapters you reviewed in the literature review section of your paper.
Sample topics might include:
Healthcare Providers' Use of Social Media
Patients' Use of Social Media
Online Support Communities and Social Media
Online Games, Social Media, and Health
Government Organizations and Social Media for Informing the Public about Health Issues
Pharmaceutical Companies, Social Media, & Advertising
Nonprofit Organizations, Social Media, and Health Promotion
Ethical Issues Related to Social Media and Health
Social Media and Reaching Minorities or other Groups with Health Disparities