This webinar examines the intersection of student social media use and student feelings of distress as well as offer strategies for more critically consuming social media.

This webinar is Part 2 of the webinar series, Facts or Fakes? Promoting Health Literacy Skills with Your Students

This webinar examines the intersection of student social media use and student feelings of distress as well as offer strategies for more critically consuming social media and for mitigating potential distress when doing so.

Rapidly evolving evidence and changing guidance, as well as rampant and politicized misinformation and disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic pose challenges for health literacy, including mental health literacy. It is unknown how many students are familiar with these concepts nor how many campus personnel, including college health professionals and mental health providers, are familiar with current techniques and strategies for teaching students about digital health literacy.

Speakers

Joseph T. Yun, PhD
University of Pittsburgh

Intended Audience

    • Administrators 
    • Advanced Practice Clinicians
    • Dietitians/Nutritionists
    • Health Educators
    • Health Information Management Professionals
    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Nurses
    • Pharmacists
    • Physicians, Physician Assistants
    • Psychiatrists
    • Students

 

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Date
02/21/2023 12:00 pm

Credit Type
CHES, CME, CNE

Topic
Health Education & Promotion, Public Health

Cost
FREE