EPISODE · Sep 8, 2020 · 39 MIN
How Facebook Fights Pandemic Misinformation (S03 Ep12)
from A Shot in the Arm Podcast · host Ben Plumley
In this episode we meet KX Jin, Head of Health at Facebook, and we explore how social networks can be mobilized to provide accurate, updated information about pandemics, like COVID-19, how they can strengthen community engagement in global health, and how technology can combat the dark side of misinformation.https://facebook.comhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.eduwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.com This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!#Facebook, #COVID19, #socialnetworks, #techandglobalhealth, #misinformation, #vaccines, #therapeutics, #patientengagement, #HIV #bayareaglobalhealth, #WHO #KXJin #BayAreaGlobalHealthAlliance
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In this episode we meet KX Jin, Head of Health at Facebook, and we explore how social networks can be mobilized to provide accurate, updated information about pandemics, like COVID-19, how they can strengthen community engagement in global health, and how technology can combat the dark side of misinformation.https://facebook.comhttps://bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://coronavirus.ucsf.eduhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.cdc.govhttps://www.nih.govhttps://covid19.ca.govhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://coronavirus.jhu.eduwww.ashotinthearmpodcast.com This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance. You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!#Facebook, #COVID19, #socialnetworks, #techandglobalhealth, #misinformation, #vaccines, #therapeutics, #patientengagement, #HIV #bayareaglobalhealth, #WHO #KXJin #BayAreaGlobalHealthAlliance
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