<p>Foreword<br>Rick Petosa<br> <br>Preface<br> <br>Part I: Introduction<br>1. Social media and types with their current applications in public health and healthcare<br>Tung Sung Tseng and Gabrielle Gonzalez<br>2. Gender and age-specific use of social media<br>Jody L. Vogelzang<br> <br>Part II: Social media use and mental health outcomes in diverse populations<br>3. Social media and young adults<br>Bronwyn MacFarlane and Jason Kushner<br>4. Social media: utility versus addiction<br>Ram Lakhan, Bidhu Sharma and Manoj Sharma<br>5. Social media use among older adults and their challenges<br>Ram Lakhan, Bidhu Sharma and Manoj Sharma<br>6. Social media, diversity, equity, and inclusion<br>Tiffiny R. Jones and Sely-Ann Headley Johnson<br> <br>Part III: Social media and global exposure to research<br>7. Ethical, privacy, and confidentiality issues in the use and application of social media<br>Amar Kanekar and Joseph Otundo<br>8. Applications of social media research in quantitative and mixed methods research<br>Rose Marie Ward, Mai-Ly N. Steers, Akanksha Das, Shannon Speed and Rachel B. Geyer<br>9. Applications of social media in qualitative research in diverse public health areas<br>Geetanjali C. Achrekar and Kavita Batra<br>10. Role of social media in research publicity and visibility<br>Sely-Ann Headley Johnson and Tiffiny R. Jones<br> <br>Part IV: Social media, public health communication, and pedagogy<br>11. Social media and policy campaigns<br>Gayle Walter<br>12. Social media and Infodemiologyduse of social media monitoring in emergency preparedness<br>Kavita Batra, Ravi Batra and Manoj Sharma<br>13. Social media, online learning, and its application in public health<br>Janea Snyder<br> <br>Part V: Social media in healthcare<br>14. Application of social media in designing and implementing effective healthcare programs<br>Priyanka Saluja, Vishakha Grover, Suraj Arora, Kavita Batra and Jashanpreet Kaur<br>15. Role of social media in telemedicine<br>Rasika Manori Jayasinghe and Ruwan Duminda Jayasinghe<br> <br>Part VI: Epilogue<br>16. Innovative uses of social media in public health and future applications<br>Manoj Sharma</p>