COVID-19 in South Carolina: Experiences Using Facebook as a Self-Organizing Tool for Grassroots Advocacy, Education, and Social Support

IF 1.3 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Sarah Gareau, Jill Bailey, Elizabeth S. Halberstadt, Tiffany James, Kelli Kenison, S. Robb, Laura Rolke, Chris Taylor, Peggy Wagner
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This retrospective case study describes our experiences, processes, and lessons learned using social media for pandemic response. Our team created and maintained a large Facebook group, and we used this platform to support grassroots advocacy, public health messaging, and health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Carolina. The Facebook group was initially formed to urge local and state leaders to implement a stay-at-home order, but we recognized a continued need for our virtual space. Group leaders performed tasks including data tracking/reporting and content review/approval. Initial advocacy successes included the stay-at-home order, efforts to limit transmission, and social/mental health support. As the Delta variant emerged, we posted vaccine education and access information and supported school mitigation, including a successful litigation effort that led to a mask requirement on school buses. With the Omicron variant, our group’s focus shifted to educating about immune evasion, transmissibility, and individual protection. This included updates on mask use, antigen testing, vaccine boosters, treatment, data reports, and vaccines. Throughout the pandemic, we addressed health equity, especially for those identifying as disabled. We learned that virtual communities could support each other and improve public health, even when disinformation was present and elected officials emphasized politics over science.
南卡罗来纳州的COVID-19:使用Facebook作为基层倡导、教育和社会支持的自组织工具的经验
本回顾性案例研究描述了我们利用社交媒体应对大流行的经验、过程和教训。我们的团队创建并维护了一个庞大的Facebook群,在南卡罗来纳州COVID-19大流行期间,我们利用这个平台支持基层宣传、公共卫生信息和卫生公平。Facebook小组的成立最初是为了敦促地方和州领导人实施“居家令”,但我们意识到对我们的虚拟空间的持续需求。小组领导执行的任务包括数据跟踪/报告和内容审查/批准。最初的宣传成功包括居家令、限制传播的努力以及社会/心理健康支持。随着德尔塔病毒变种的出现,我们发布了疫苗教育和获取信息,并支持学校的缓解措施,包括一项成功的诉讼努力,最终导致校车上要求戴口罩。有了欧米克隆变体,我们小组的重点转移到免疫逃避、传播性和个人保护的教育上。这包括口罩使用、抗原检测、疫苗增强剂、治疗、数据报告和疫苗的最新情况。在整个大流行期间,我们解决了卫生公平问题,特别是残疾人的卫生公平问题。我们了解到,虚拟社区可以相互支持,改善公共卫生,即使存在虚假信息,民选官员强调政治而不是科学。
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Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Journal of Humanistic Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
5.40
自引率
5.90%
发文量
44
期刊介绍: The Journal of Humanistic Psychology is an interdisciplinary forum for contributions, controversies and diverse statements pertaining to humanistic psychology. It addresses personal growth, interpersonal encounters, social problems and philosophical issues. An international journal of human potential, self-actualization, the search for meaning and social change, the Journal of Humanistic Psychology was founded by Abraham Maslow and Anthony Sutich in 1961. It is the official journal of the Association for Humanistic Psychology.
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