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Like it or not, Facebook and friends can be used to influence health behavior

July 6, 2012 by

Whether the goal is to curb smoking at a local school or to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases within a community, it is important to understand the social structure of the group and the dynamics of influence at play, according to public health research.

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