Use of new media technologies to

improve adolescent health

Julia Joseph-Di Caprio, M.D., M.P.H.Chief, HCMC Department of Pediatrics

julia.joseph@hcmed.org

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Objectives1. Define new media technologies and their use by

adolescents2. Describe how healthcare organizations are using

new media technologies to better serve adolescents

3. Review use of new media technologies to improve immunization rates

4. Consider incorporating new media technologies into your work with youth

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Objectives1. Define new media technologies and their use by

adolescents2. Describe how healthcare organizations are using

new media technologies to better serve adolescents

3. Review use of new media technologies to improve immunization rates

4. Consider incorporating new media technologies into your work with youth

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New media technologies

1. On-demand2. Digital3. Interactive, participatory4. Democratic5. Unregulated content6. Mobile

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New media technologies

1. Internet2. Websites3. Computer multimedia4. Video games5. CD-ROMS, DVDs

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New media technologies

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New media use1. Media use by adolescents continues to increase2. Even “old” media use is via new media3. Teens multitask4. 20% of adolescent media use is mobile 5. More than ¾’s of teens have cell phones6. Minority youth have high rates of cell phone

ownership7. Over 40% of black teens use their phones to go

online

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Social media1. Digital technology that allows interaction2. Adolescents use cell phones for texting more

than talking3. Minority teens more likely to text4. Two-thirds of youth use social networks5. Lower income youth most likely to use online

social networks6. Facebook is the preferred social network

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