Social Media in Public Health and the Onsite Sewage Industry
1. Like us on Facebook!
Use of Social Media in Public Health and
the Onsite Sewage Industry
2. Merriam Webster’s Definition
Social Media
sō-shəl mē-dē-ə
forms of electronic
communication (as web sites
for social networking and
microblogging) through which
users create online
communities to share
information, ideas, personal
messages, and other content
(as videos)
4. Getting to know you…
How many of you use:
• E-mail?
• facebook?
• twitter?
• Linkedin?
5. • Over 800 million active users
• Over 300 million access through mobile devices
• Huge network of useful (and not so useful) information
available 24/7
11. Onsite Pages
Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association
Onsite Installer Magazine
Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association
Wastewater Education
Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences
Soil Science Society of America
Bio Microbics
Infiltrator Systems
12. Environmental/Public Health Pages
National Environmental Health Association
Ohio Department of Health
Williams County Health Department
Columbus Public Health
Wyandot County Health Department
Union County Health Department
Sandusky County Health Department
Hamilton County Health Department
17. Wrap-up
Existing large network of users
Some information available will benefit you professionally
Valuable venue to communicate with constituents
18. • Over 465 million accounts (107 M in US)
• Adding 1 million accounts daily
• 175 million “tweets” every day
• 140 character limit means updates must be concise
19. Speaking the Language
Tweet- an update posted to your twitter profile
Re-tweet- someone else’s tweet repeated by another user
Hashtag- a key word used to enable users to search for
tweets about a specific subject (#pumpershow)
Mention- when one user refers to another user by username
to give that user additional exposure
27. Onsite Accounts
Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association @ohioonsite
Pumper Magazine @pumpermag
Netafim USA @NetafimUSA
SJE Rhombus @SJERhombus
American Liquid Waste Magazine @ALWMag
Anua @Anua_US
Infiltrator Systems, Inc. @infiltrator
Onsite Installer Magazine @onsiteinstaller
28. Environmental/Public Health Accounts
Ohio Environmental Health Association @ohioeha
National Environmental Health Association @nehaorg
World Health Organization @WHO
Ohio Department of Health @OHdeptofhealth
Ohio EPA @OhioEPA
Hamilton County Public Health @HamCoHealth
Lake County Health District @LCHealthDist
Miami County Public Health @MiamiCountyPH
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30. Benefits
Existing large network of users (smaller than facebook)
Easy to share links to large volumes of information
Valuable venue to communicate with colleagues
31. • World’s largest professional network (over 150 million
members worldwide)
• New members joining at a rate of over 2 per second
• Members share information in more than 1 million groups
• Allows “twitter style” information sharing, along with an
online resume
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37. Benefits
Network of PROFESSIONAL users
Share information with professionals in your field
Showcase your skills and qualifications for potential
employers
38. How do I manage all of this?!?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33778545@N07/4053418477/sizes/m/in/photostream/
42. A few things to remember…
Share information with millions of users
Drive traffic to your website
Employer permission/social media policy
Guard personal information closely
Communicate in a professional manner
43. Thank You!
Jason Menchhofer, R.S.
Van Wert County Health Department
419-238-0808, ext. 108
jmenchhofer@vanwertcountyhealth.org
@jmenchhofer
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