The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has been recognized as the third most social media-friendly health department, nationwide, according to MPHProgramsList.com, an organization advocating for public health education worldwide.
“The Department of Health is essentially a communications company,” said Dr. John Armstrong, Surgeon General and Secretary of Health. “Social media are vital tools we use to share health messages quickly and effectively.”
The website evaluated the social media presence for 51 health departments (50 states + DC). DOH received an overall score of 90.3 out of 100 which was based on how effectively the Department uses Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. To date, DOH has 1,932 Followers on Twitter, 2,470 Likes on Facebook and 74,092 views on YouTube.
A full listing of the rankings can be found at http://mphprogramslist.com/
