How Our Friends (and Our Friends' Friends) Influence Our Health
September 1, 2011 | Story
A Profile of Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH
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Do Facebook and Other Social Networks Influence Health and Behavior?
August 9, 2011 | Program Result
A team at Harvard led by Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, built several health-related social network data sets and used them to analyze the role social networks play in health and health care. Some findings achieved national media coverage.
Social Network Sensors for Early Detection of Contagious Outbreaks
September 15, 2010 | Journal Article
To evaluate whether such a friend group could indeed provide early detection, the authors studied a flu outbreak at Harvard College in late 2009.
The Spread of Alcohol Consumption in a Large Social Network
April 6, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines whether the alcohol consumption behavior of individuals is influenced by the alcohol consumption of people in their social network. A more nuanced understanding of the relationship between social networks and alcohol consumption is important because alcohol has complex health ramifications, both negative and positive.
Cooperative Behavior Cascades in Human Social Networks
March 23, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines how an individual’s decision to cooperate or not cooperate in a game setting can influence subsequent interactions between other players. Little is known about whether cooperative or uncooperative behavior can have a cascading influence on the behavior of people who were not part of the original decision.
The Spread of Sleep Loss Influences Drug Use in Adolescent Social Networks
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors map the social networks of 8,349 adolescents in order to study how sleep behavior spreads how drug use behavior spreads and how a friend's sleep behavior influences one's own drug use.
Can Improved Prescription Medication Labeling Influence Adherence to Chronic Medications?
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The introduction of a more readable prescription medication label by a pharmacy chain had little effect on medication adherence among chronically-ill patients.
Empowering Black Patients to Take a More Active Role in Their Health Care
February 18, 2010 | Program Result
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine tested whether using hand-held computers to answer questions about their health status and the reason for their current visit empowered African-American patients to take a more active role in their health care.
Change in Rx Label Design Has No Effect on Patient Medication Use, Safety or Health
September 30, 2009 | Program Result
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston conducted a study to see if an improved label design for prescription drugs influenced patients' adherence to essential medications, safety and health outcomes for specific chronic diseases.
Computer Screening of Hazardous Drinkers Detects Health Risks Sooner
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Kaiser Foundation Research Institute began a study examining the use of a computer-administered screening test in primary care clinics to identify substance abuse and behavioral health problems.