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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ, Rodolfo. Dynamics and interactions between the university community and public health 2.0. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.5, pp.782-793. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v18n5.55542.
Objectives
To explore the experiences of a group of participants in a university community with the web in general and with digital contents on public health, to describe their motivations and to understand how social networks influence their interaction with content on public health.
Methodology
Qualitative research. Deep semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand the phenomenon.
Results
Five categories emerged after the study: socialization and internalization of the cyberculture, social marketing linked to the web and public health, culture of fear and distrust, the concept of health, and the health system and public health.
Conclusions
Participants have internalized the web and have given it a strong symbolic capital. The challenges of public health 2.0 are not only to achieve interaction with users and to get a place in cyberspace, but also to fight against the stigma of the "public" and to take advantage of the influence of the web on small-world networks to communicate.
Keywords : Public health; internet; qualitative research; technology; social media.