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• Social media companies have an opportunity to play a central
role in public service, awareness, and action campaigns related
to health.
• Policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels can use these
findings to write new playbooks on how to reach young people
with public outreach campaigns.
There is much more work to be done, and future research will delve
deeper into these data which can serve as a rich source of information.
Finally, we are grateful to all of the young people who took part in this
survey project, and especially all of those who took the time to share
their personal digital health experiences with us through the open-
ended items on the questionnaire. It is an emotional experience to be
offered this glimpse into the lives of so many young people – to see
how important health concerns are in so many of their lives. These
youth should be proud of the many ways they are innovating solutions
to their health challenges; we can all learn from their openness and
use of digital tools to connect with resources and with each other.
Conclusion
And for all those who are working to provide health-related
tech tools and solutions for young people, this is an enormous
validation that you are on the right path.
