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Hot Nutrition Issues in Social Network:

Social media, technology, and nutrition communication

Thanit Vinitchagoon, BS., CDT.

CMP (Nutrition and Dietetics)

Cofounder & Administrator

She Academy (http://www.sheacademy.in.th)

Whatdidsheeat? (http://www.whatdidsheeat.in.th)

Introduction

Internet usage by generations

From the average of 6 hours/week in 2001

Reference: (Electronic Transaction Development Agency. 2015)

WHAT do they use to connect … ?

Smartphone

Reference: (Electronic Transaction Development Agency. 2015)

PC Laptop

Tablet

45.2%

Smart TV

82.1% 54.7%

21.1% 8.6%

WHAT social media do they use?

Reference: (Electronic Transaction Development Agency. 2015)

Discussion topics

• The power of social media in nutrition communication

• Creating online data- base for dietitians: the nutritional approach

• Dietitian,

informatics

smartphone, and the internet of things

• Take home message

Discussion topics

• The power of social media in nutrition communication

• Creating online data- base for dietitians: the nutritional approach

• Dietitian,

informatics

smartphone, internet of and the

things • Take home message

(Moorhead SA et al. J Med Internet Res. 2013.)

Uses of social media for health communication

• Provide health intervention, health promotion and health education on a range of conditions

• Provide answers to medical questions

• Facilitate dialogue between patients to patients, and patients to health professionals

• Collect data on patient experience and opinion

• Reduce stigma

Sample facebook pages owned by health/medical professionals

Benefits of using social media for health communication

• Increase interactions with others

• More available, shared, and tailored information

• Increase accessibility & widening access

• Peer/social emotional support

• Public health surveillance

• Potential to influence health policy

Case study- ‘Mae Noon’

https://www.facebook.com/noonsupermom/

Case study- Thaibreastfeeding Foundation

https://www.facebook.com/thaibreastfeeding/

(Moorhead SA et al. J Med Internet Res. 2013.)

Limitations of using social media for health communication

• Lack of reliability, confidentiality, and privacy of personal information

• Quality of the information to be concern

• Risk associated with communicating harmful or incorrect advice using social media, which may result in adverse health consequences/ negative health behaviors

• Information overload, and inappropriately applying the information found online to the personal health situation

• Social media may act as a deterrent for patients from visiting health professionals

Case study- ‘Pim Zaza’

https://www.facebook.com/zazagang

Case study- SOS Doctor

https://www.facebook.com/SOSspecialist/

Social media helps fuel some eating disorders

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Donna, 27, refuses to have

a FacebooK or lnstagram account. It's one way to

protect herself. As someone who suffered from

bulimia from age 12 to 25 and endured its agonizing

effects - dental erosion, swollen glands, loss of her

period and a half-dozen or so hOspitalizations -

her will to live is far greater than the allure of social

media.

In high school, she tooK part in online discussion forums where people compared

Social media, whe re users exchange information and photos and communities fo rm

over common interests. has become a bastion for some struggling with eating

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Case study- ‘Boba tea’

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Lessons learned

• Health communication using social media can be very powerful and engaging, It can provide benefits or risks depending on the situation.

• Social media is a valuable platform for dietitians to provide nutrition education and communication feasibly and cost-effectively.

• Several points still need to be concerned though especially the information miscommunication, confidentiality, and adverse consequences like eating disorders.

Discussion topics

• The power of social media in nutrition communication

• Creating online data- base for dietitians: the nutritional approach

• Dietitian,

informatics

smartphone, internet of and the

things • Take home message

Nutrition Informatics

Can be applied in

• Clinical nutrition and dietetics

• Food manufacturing and services

• Public health and community nutrition

• Nutrition education and research

Examples:

• Electronic health records (HER)

• Outcomes research

• Knowledge acquisition • Evidence-analysis

library (EAL)

• Cochrane collaborative systematic review

(Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2012.)

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (http://www.eatrightpro.org)

Using of nutrition informatics in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics website

• Evidence-analysis library (EAL)

• Position and Practice Papers

• Online Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (JAND)

• Salary calculator for RDNs/DTRs

• Find and expert RDNs

• Integration of social media (facebook and twitter)

• Online Continuing education and store

• Systematic collection of the news related to RDNs

• Access to advocacy and political actions

Food and nutrition-related international facebook pages

She Academy (http://www.sheacademy.in.th)

She Academy on facebook (http:/ /www.facebook.com/sheacademyth)

LINE@ She Academy (http://line.me/ti/p/@ydy2647b)

Future projects for She Academy

• Online case-study modules for improving clinical competencies of current CDTs

• Online nutrition research education modules for improving research competencies of current CDTs

• Online and paperback Pocketbook for Nutrition Assessment- Practical guide for practitioners

• etc. to be thinking of in the future :)

Discussion topics

• The power of social media in nutrition communication

• Creating online data- base for dietitians: the nutritional approach

• Dietitian,

informatics

smartphone, and the internet of things

• Take home message

What is the ‘Internet of Things’?

“a proposed development of the Internet in which everyday objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and receive data.”

http://www.onethatmatters.com/internet-of-things-what-is-it-all-about/

Forbes

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Tech

APR 22. 2015@ 05:25PM

$117 Billion Market For Internet of Things In

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According to a new repo1t from MarketResearch.com, the healthcare Internet of TI1ings

market segment is poised to hit $ 1 17 billion by 2 0 2 0 . Depending on the company talking

about it, you will hear different tenus: Internet of TI1ings (abbreviated loT by many

companies), Internet of Everything (Cisco), or the Industrial Internet (GE). But the

combined loT market adds up to be much larger than $117 billion.

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Lessons Learned

• „Internet of things‟ (IOT) is growing consistently with the technology advancement, and becoming more and more essential in everyday life.

Integration of multidisciplinary team is needed.

• Online networking and Applications seems to be the key systems that makes the IOT effective.

• This field is still a „blue ocean‟ and dietitians can play a HUGE role!

• IOT can be integrated to wide variety of

aspects including health, and possibly

nutrition

.

Discussion topics

• The power of social media in nutrition communication

• Creating online database for dietitians: nutritional approach

• Dietitian,

informatics

smartphone, internet of and the

things • Take home message

Take-home message

Social media is a powerful tool for dietitians

to use for nutrition communication and nutrition

informatics. Dietitian with equipped skills can

acquire unlimited knowledges and opportunities

online, and make a difference! It is though a

double-edge sword that can cause serious harm

and consequences so strategies and plans need to

be organized carefully.

Thank you!

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