Public health

Preventive care

Economic growth

Internet privacy

World Wide Web

Nursing

Political science

Health care

Economics

Public relations

Computer science

Social media

Preventive healthcare

Medicine

JAMA

In this Viewpoint, Raina Merchant uses the 2019 launch of Facebook's Preventive Health tool, which makes preventive health recommendations based on user age and sex, to discuss the role of social media in influencing health behaviors, reaching vulnerable populations, and advancing public health.

Evaluating the Potential Role of Social Media in Preventive Health Care