Using digital media for health promotion Panelists: ● Jennifer Manganello, professor, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany ● Sherry Emery, senior fellow in public health, NORC Moderator: Vicky Rideout, VJR Consulting www.vjrconsulting.com @vjrideout

DIGITAL HEALTH PRACTICES AMONG U.S. YOUTH Nationally-representative probability survey Conducted February - March 2018 Age: 14- to 22-year-olds Sample size: 1,337 respondents Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Digital health use among u.s. youth Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Top health topics researched by U.s. youth online Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Quotes from youth – health information My mom was making me get the hepatitis A vaccine and I didn’t know what the shot was for, and I was too scared to ask the nurse about it, especially after she starting talking about gay sex and warts, so I went online and tried to research it myself. - 14 year old female Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Digital health use among u.s. youth Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Top health app topics among u.s. youth Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Quotes from youth – health apps “I use [a breathing app] to help me fall asleep when I have trouble relaxing. It times my breathing – inhale 4 seconds, hold 7 seconds, and exhale 8 seconds – and that usually calms me down enough to fall asleep.” 14 year-old male “A mood tracker and virtual diary has helped me determine when my depression and anxiety have been bad enough to ask my doctor about changing my medicine.” - 22-year-old female Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Digital health use among u.s. youth Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Quotes from youth – others’ health stories “I watched videos of people talking about their family members’ eating disorders, because my roommate had one and I didn’t know how to support her.” 21 year-old female “Watched videos of abuse survivors to feel less alone. It helped validate my experience and what I went through. Made me not feel as alone and motivated me to really improve my own situation.” - 20-year-old female Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Digital health use among u.s. youth Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Quotes from youth – searching for health peers “I have type 1 diabetes and tried to find a group of teenager type 1’s on Facebook. I did. It was cool. Made some friends.” 14-year-old male “I found a very good friend in another country that had the same condition as I did, and it was truly inspiring to have the freedom to tell them about it and likewise them to me!” – 21-year-old Latino male Source: Rideout & Fox, Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., 2018.

Using digital media for health promotion Panelists: ● Jennifer Manganello, professor, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany ● Sherry Emery, senior fellow in public health, NORC Moderator: Vicky Rideout, VJR Consulting www.vjrconsulting.com @vjrideout