Environmental Health in a Social Media World Mia Zmud, NuStats Steve Lipton, Biotest Services Inc. Ed Rivers, Catawba County Environmental Health Heather Brink, National Center for Health Marketing NEHA 73 rd Annual Educational Conference June 22, 2009
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Environmental Health in a Social Media World
Mia Zmud, NuStats
Steve Lipton, Biotest Services Inc.
Ed Rivers, Catawba County Environmental Health
Heather Brink, National Center for Health Marketing
NEHA 73rd Annual Educational Conference
June 22, 2009
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What We’ll Cover
• Why should I Government care?
• What is it?• What can it do?
– Federal (e-Health Marketing, CDC)– Local EH (twitter, Catawba EH Department)
• Q&A
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Web 2.0
Web 1.0• Read-only Content• Eyeballs• Stickiness• Editors• Personal Websites• Centralized
Web 2.0• User-Generated Content• Hands• Syndication• Buzz• Blogging• Crowdsourcing
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Web 2.0 Defined
• Collection of tools that allow people to build social and business connections that go beyond traditional communication/marketing techniques
• Enables rapid and ubiquitous information sharing
• 74% of ADULTS in U.S. use Internet– Up from 46% in 2000
• 93% of TEENS 12-17 use Internet– Up from 73% in 2000
• 87% of PARENTS of teens go online
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
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Still a Phenomenon of Youth
• In past 4 years, share of Adult Internet Users with a profile has grown 4 times!– 8% in 2005– 35% in 2008
• At the core, social networking is still a phenomenon of youth – 78% 18-24 or younger with a profile
• Overall, personal use > professional use
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
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INC.500 are Adopting It very Quickly
42%
38%36%
31%30%
16%
39%
33%35%
55%52%
57%
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20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
SocialNetworking
Message/BulletinBoards
Blogging Online Video Podcasting Wikis
2007
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Source: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research
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How about the Government
• Lagging behind, but there’s “early adopters”• Using it to manage public identity; create loyalty and trust; meet
missions– Extend public outreach/public involvement
– Create dialogue
– Ideate and innovate
– Monitor external buzz
– Foster efficiencies in the workplace• More inclusive, less risk-adverse organizational culture
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Getting Started
• Monitor social media to find out what public/stakeholders are saying• Participate in discussions; don’t control• Create a place for them to discuss you• Invite them to participate; give a reason• Learn from the negative• Channel discussions into relevant ideas• Leverage analytics to digest information