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A group of organizations across the technology, healthcare, global development and academic sectors are convening on a new initiative that hopes to advance public understanding of how social media and behavioral sciences can be used to improve public health globally.
Called the Alliance for Advancing Health Online, the project’s partners include Bay Area Global Health Alliance, the CDC Foundation, Facebook, the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, Merck, Sabin Vaccine Institute, the Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the World Bank and the World Health Organization.
“Social media is a powerful, constantly evolving tool that is shaping opinions and behaviors across the globe,” Dr. Heidi Larson, the head of the Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said in a statement. “The Alliance will help us build a deeper understanding of the dynamics of h
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San Francisco, June 10 (IANS) With an aim to empower public on how social media and behavioural sciences can be leveraged to improve the health of communities, Facebook has formed a global alliance called ‘Alliance for Advancing Health Online with leading health organisations.
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With an aim to empower public on how social media and behavioural sciences can be leveraged to improve the health of communities, Facebook has formed a global alliance called Alliance for Advancing Health Online with leading health .
Published June 10, 2021
Andrew Hutchinson
Content and Social Media Manager
Amid the push to maximize COVID-19 vaccine take-up around the world, Facebook has announced that it s partnering with a range of leading technology, healthcare and academic institutions to establish a new Alliance for Advancing Health Online , which aims to improve public understanding of how social media and behavioral sciences can be utilized to improve the health of communities around the world.
Among the other groups taking part in the initiative are the CDC Foundation, Merck, the World Bank and the World Health Organization. Merck and Facebook will each commit $20 million in funding to the multi-year program.