title: Follow Me, Like Me, Tweet Me! Implementing Social Media Into Occupational Health.
abstract: Occupational health nurses can advance their professional practices through virtual platforms (e.g., social media and mobile applications). Virtual platforms allow occupational health nurses to disseminate occupational safety and health information efficiently to employees, families, and other stakeholders. Occupational health nurses exchange information with employees, enhancing communication and disseminating appropriate and accurate safety and health information to workers and their families. This article assists occupational health nurses in understanding how to use social media and other mobile applications to enhance their practices.
authors.affiliation: Bloomsburg University kolszews@bloomu.edu.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Olszewski
authors.affiliation: Chatham University.
authors.forename: Debra M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D061108:Social Media / Q000639:trends*
keywords: best practices; health promotion; leadership; occupational health and safety programs; social media