scholarly journals Using social network analysis to analyze obesity and other public health issues related to food consumption

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Casacuberta
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
General Population ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Social Interests ◽  
The World ◽  
Local Acceptance ◽  
Global And Local

Abstract Digital social networks, such as Instagram, Facebook or Twitter are both repositories of cultural tendencies and common social interests, as well as devices to expand and extend such tendencies among the general population. A relevant number of such cultural tendencies do have an impact in public health. In this talk we will focus on one of the such common cultural tendencies: food consumption. People like to share recipes, new diets, pictures or what they are eating, and so on. Thanks to geolocalization, it is relatively easy to find out the geographical origins or such entries and posts, and see how a food consumption tendency is distributed around the world. Understanding how such digital entries are copied and distributed or “liked” by other users can help us to both see how a tendency generates and how it spreads, as well as its global and local acceptance by users. During the talk we will analyze how data obtained from such digital social networks, specially Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, are being used to analyze patterns of food consumption that can become public health problems, associated with obesity, anorexia, unhealthy diets, etc. We will focus on the epistemic innovations associated with these investigations, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses that have machine-based approaches versus more qualitative analyzes, and assess the epistemic reliability of those approaches.

Emotive Trending And Tracking of Tweets

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Sanjay Chhataru Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Events

Popularity of the social media and the amount of importance given by an individual to social media has significantly increased in last few years. As more and more people become part of the social networks like Twitter, Facebook, information which flows through the social network, can potentially give us good understanding about what is happening around in our locality, state, nation or even in the world. The conceptual motive behind the project is to develop a system which analyses about a topic searched on Twitter. It is designed to assist Information Analysts in understanding and exploring complex events as they unfold in the world. The system tracks changes in emotions over events, signalling possible flashpoints or abatement. For each trending topic, the system also shows a sentiment graph showing how positive and negative sentiments are trending as the topic is getting trended.

scholarly journals Challenging the Status Quo through Social Influence: Changes in Sustainable Consumption through the Influence of Social Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5513
Author(s):  
Iljana Schubert ◽  
Judith I. M. de Groot ◽  
Adrian C. Newton
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Injunctive Norms ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Consumption Choices ◽  
The Status ◽  
Consumption Practices

This study examines the influence of social network members (versus strangers) on sustainable food consumption choices to investigate how social influence can challenge the status quo in unsustainable consumption practices. We hypothesized that changes to individual consumption practices could be achieved by revealing ‘invisible’ descriptive and injunctive social norms. We further hypothesized that it matters who reveals these norms, meaning that social network members expressing their norms will have a stronger influence on other’s consumption choices than if these norms are expressed by strangers. We tested these hypotheses in a field experiment (N = 134), where participants discussed previous sustainable food consumption (revealing descriptive norms) and its importance (revealing injunctive norms) with either a stranger or social network member. We measured actual sustainable food consumption through the extent to which participants chose organic over non-organic consumables during the debrief. Findings showed that revealed injunctive norms significantly influenced food consumption, more so than revealed descriptive norms. We also found that this influence was stronger for social network members compared to strangers. Implications and further research directions in relation to how social networks can be used to evoke sustainable social change are discussed.

scholarly journals 13.D. Workshop: SDGs in the focus of environmental and health issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Environmental And Health Issues ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This workshop is dedicated on SDGs in the focus of environmental and health issues, as very important and actual topic. One of the characteristics of today's societies is the significant availability of modern technologies. Over 5 billion (about 67%) people have a cellphone today. More than 4.5 billion people worldwide use the Internet, close to 60% of the total population. At the same time, one third of the people in the world does not have access to safe drinking water and half of the population does not have access to safe sanitation. The WHO at UN warns of severe inequalities in access to water and hygiene. Air, essential to life, is a leading risk due to ubiquitous pollution and contributes to the global disease burden (7 million deaths per year). Air pollution is a consequence of traffic and industry, but also of demographic trends and other human activities. Food availability reflects global inequality, famine eradication being one of the SDGs. The WHO warns of the urgency. As technology progresses, social inequality grows, the gap widens, and the environment continues to suffer. Furthermore, the social environment in societies is “ruffled” and does not appear to be beneficial toward well-being. New inequalities are emerging in the availability of technology, climate change, education. The achievement reports on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also point out to the need of reviewing individual indicators. According to the Sustainable Development Agenda, one of the goals is to reduce inequalities, and environmental health is faced by several specific goals. The Global Burden of Disease is the most comprehensive effort to date to measure epidemiological levels and trends worldwide. It is the product of a global research collaborative and quantifies the impact of hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in countries around the world. This workshop will also discuss Urban Health as a Complex System in the light of SDGs. Climate Change, Public Health impacts and the role of the new digital technologies is also important topic which is contributing to SDG3, improving health, to SDG4, allowing to provide distance health education at relatively low cost and to SDG 13, by reducing the CO2 footprint. Community Engagement can both empower vulnerable populations (so reducing inequalities) and identify the prior environmental issues to be addressed. The aim was to search for public health programs using Community Engagement tools in healthy environment building towards achievement of SDGs. Key messages Health professionals are involved in the overall process of transformation necessary to achieve the SDGs. Health professionals should be proactive and contribute to the transformation leading to better health for the environment, and thus for the human population.

Citizen-Government Collaborative Environment Using Social Networks

2019 ◽  
pp. 152-165
Author(s):  
Hany Abdelghaffar ◽  
Lobna Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Collaborative Environment ◽  
Electronic Democracy ◽  
Democratic Change ◽  
The World

Electronic democracy is a concept which is used in some countries around the world with mixed success. Social networks helped in facilitating democracy and democratic change in several countries suggesting that they could be utilized as an e-democracy tool. This research proposed a new model of how the decision-making process for local governments could be improved via social networks. Quantitative approach was used to investigate how the use of a social network amongst people living in the same suburb could improve decision making on the local level. Findings showed that awareness building, deliberation, and consultation factors could be used to affect the decision making for their local governments.

Public health in poorer countries

2013 ◽  
pp. 318-327
Author(s):  
Nicholas Banatvala ◽  
Eric Heymann
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World

This chapter looks at the broader determinants of health and current approaches to tackling public health in poor countries. Reading this chapter will help you understand the major public health issues among the poor populations of the world, and the approaches used to tackle them.

scholarly journals INFO FROM THE WORLD

Detritus ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 201-202
Author(s):  
Managing editor: Elena Cristina Rada
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
The City

Waste management raises concerns on environmental degradation and public health issues in the city of Nairobi, Kenya where a big share of the urban population still suffers from lack of adequate waste collection services. Governmental and international efforts have focused on implementing waste operations in middle- and high-income areas that fall short of providing informal settlements with equally efficient facilities (Figure 1). This results in increased rates of urban inequalities as well as places waste issues in the broader framework of environmental injustice and marginalization of the poor. In response to the current gaps, the emergence of spon. 

scholarly journals Letter From The Editors

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Long ◽  
Harrison Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Great Uncertainty ◽  
Scientific Innovation ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
The World ◽  
Human Adaptability

This past year has been characterized by great uncertainty, turmoil, and profound loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No matter where in the world you are, there is no doubt in our minds that some aspect of your life has been altered. However, in some ways, the pandemic has also provided opportunities to showcase our human adaptability, resilience, and scientific innovation. The pandemic has also renewed focus on the vital roles that public health research and advocacy play in ensuring our collective wellbeing in society. Therefore, it has never been more important for our journal to continue our mission of relaying innovative solutions to interdisciplinary global health issues from a variety of academic, cultural, and geographic perspectives.

Data Mining for Social Network Analysis Using a CLIQUE Algorithm

2019 ◽  
pp. 160-187
Author(s):  
Phu Ngoc Vo ◽  
Tran Vo Thi Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Commercial Applications ◽  
Clique Algorithm

Many different areas of computer science have been developed for many years in the world. Data mining is one of the fields which many algorithms, methods, and models have been built and applied to many commercial applications and research successfully. Many social networks have been invested and developed in the strongest way for the recent years in the world because they have had many big benefits as follows: they have been used by lots of users in the world and they have been applied to many business fields successfully. Thus, a lot of different techniques for the social networks have been generated. Unsurprisingly, the social network analysis is crucial at the present time in the world. To support this process, in this book chapter we have presented many simple concepts about data mining and social networking. In addition, we have also displayed a novel model of the data mining for the social network analysis using a CLIQUE algorithm successfully.

scholarly journals Y, X, Z KARTOS: PASAULIO BE SIENŲ IDĖJOS FORMAVIMAS NAUDOJANTIS SOCIALINIAIS TINKLAIS (LIETUVOS ATVEJIS)

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasa Levickaitė
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Short Survey ◽  
The World ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Technological Impact ◽  
Insight Into

This article is based on sociological insight into the concept of up‐to‐date world without borders: technological impact and social networking. Generations X, Y and Z are discussed according to three categories: social, technological and historical environment. The survey results are provided representing the Lithuanian case. Six areas are analysed: 1) country of residence (a survey has been carried out among Lithuanians through social networks Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and MySpace); 2) age (generation) share; 3) number of social network connections ("friends"); 4) type of social network associates; 5) demand of physical meeting with social network associates; and 6) frequency of social networking. Out of 812 Lithuanians (social network users) who participated in a short survey the conclusion might be offered that they follow same digital trends and changes happening all over the world. Social networking may be part of every communication tool one uses; those tools in the very essence change how people interact with each other. In this case social networking loses categories of time and space providing the concept of the world without borders. Y, X, Z kartos: pasaulio be sienų idėjos formavimas naudojantis socialiniais tinklais (lietuvos atvejis) Santrauka Straipsnyje remiamasi sociologinėmis įžvalgomis, kaip socialiniai tinklai šiandien padeda formuoti pasaulio be sienų idėją. Straipsnyje aptariamos paskutinių penkiasdešimties metų X, Y ir Z kartos trimis aspektais: remiantis socialine, technologine ir istorine aplinka. Pateikiami tyrimo, atlikto Lietuvoje 2010 m., naudojant socialinius tinklus, rezultatai. Tyrimo metu aiškintasi šešios sritys: 1) gyvenamoji šalis (visi tyrime dalyvavę respondentai buvo lietuviai, klausimynas buvo platinamas per socialinius tinklus Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn ir MySpace); 2) pasiskirstymas pagal amžių; 3) kontaktų skaičius socialiniuose tinkluose; 4) kontaktų tipas socialiniuose tinkluose; 5) fizinio susitikimo poreikis su socialinių tinklų dalyviais; 6) dalyvavimo socialiniuose tinkluose dažnis. Iš 812 lietuvių, socialinių tinklų vartotojų, atsakymų matoma, kad Lietuvoje vyrauja pasaulio socialinių tinklų tendencijos, vyksta komunikacijos ir medijų pokyčiai. Socialiniai tinklai gali būti žmonių naudojamos komunikacijos priemonių dalis, kurios iš esmės keičia žmonių bendravimo įpročius. Remiantis

scholarly journals The Influence of Social Networking on Lifestyle: A Higher Education Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
D Veerasamy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The World

Social networks have become a way of life for many people who use them to connect and communicate with the world at large. Social media is defined as any tool or service that uses the Internet to facilitate conversations. Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites (SNSs) and has a total of 55 million active users worldwide with an average of 250000 new registrations per day. After Yahoo, MySpace and Google, Facebook is also the fourth most popular SNS in South Africa. The purpose of the paper was to determine whether social networks have an influence on higher education students’ lifestyles and behaviour. This research was descriptive and quantitative in nature. The sample comprised 386 students studying at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). The results indicated that the majority of the respondents preferred Facebook as their social network of choice. More than half of the respondents indicated that they access their preferred social network five times or more per day. The majority of the respondents agreed that social networks allow for global interaction and that maintaining relationships has become easier with social networking,

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