Use of Web 2.0 Social Media Platforms to Promote Community-Engaged Research Dialogs: A Preliminary Program Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-engaged research is defined by the Institute of Medicine as the process of working collaboratively with groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special interests, or similar situations with respect to issues affecting their well-being. Traditional face-to-face community-engaged research is limited by geographic location, limited in resources, and/or uses one-way communications. Web 2.0 technologies including social media are novel communication channels for community-engaged research because these tools can reach a broader audience while promoting bidirectional dialogs.

Objective

This paper reports on a preliminary program evaluation of the use of social media platforms for promoting engagement of researchers and community representatives in

SUBMITTER: Valdez Soto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5035380 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature