Overview
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Explore how dating applications are being transformed into powerful public health communication platforms in this 53-minute conference talk from The Aspen Institute. Discover the innovative partnerships between dating app companies and public health experts that leverage these platforms' massive user networks to disseminate crucial health information to millions of people. Learn about current initiatives warning users about sexually transmitted infections like mpox and improving access to HIV testing resources. Examine the broader potential applications beyond sexual health, including organ donation promotion and mental health resource distribution. Consider the critical privacy and security challenges that arise when personal data intersects with public health messaging on these intimate platforms.
Syllabus
Swipe Right: Dating Apps as Public Health Tools
Taught by
The Aspen Institute