Publications by authors named "Eszter Rimanyi"
Social Media and Digital Inequity: Reducing Health Inequities by Closing the Digital Divide.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- * There are significant disparities in digital access across different regions and demographics, with some areas having up to eight times more social media penetration than others, and inequalities also present based on gender, age, and socioeconomic status.
- * To address these digital inequities, recommendations include creating supportive government policies, increasing investments in underserved areas, making digital access affordable, and enhancing digital literacy among low-resource groups.
Misuse and overconsumption of certain consumer products have become major global risk factors for premature deaths, with their total costs in trillions of dollars. Progress in reducing such deaths has been slow and difficult. To address this challenge, this review introduces the definition of market-driven epidemics (MDEs), which arise when companies aggressively market products with proven harms, deny these harms, and resist mitigation efforts.
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Health Promot Perspect
July 2023
With more than 4.26 billion social media users worldwide, social media has become a primary source of health information, exchange, and influence. As its use has rapidly expanded, social media has proven to be a "doubled-edged sword," with considerable benefits as well as notable harms.
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