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Social Media and HIV/STD Health Disparities in Texas
SXSW Interactive ConferenceMarch 13, 2011Austin, Texas
HIV/STD Health Disparities in Texas
• HIV►Rate is ~7x higher for African Americans than whites►Rate is ~12x higher for African American women than white women
• Syphilis►Rate is ~14x higher for African Americans than whites
• Gonorrhea►Rate is ~13x higher for African Americans than whites
• Chlamydia►Rate is ~6x higher for African Americans than whites
Source: DSHS HIV and STD Surveillance Reports (2009)
Social Media Considerations for State Government
• Accessibility• Privacy/Confidentiality • Record Retention• Social Media = Public Information• Third-Party Sites/Terms of Service• Bureaucracy: Nature of the Beast
SMS as Component of “Fight HIV” campaign
SMS Tags
Greater Than AIDS Movement
Social Media Components of Greater Than AIDS
inSPOT: An Online Partner Self-Notification System