Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot202710.32687/0869-866X-2023-31-s1-810-812Научная статьяSOCIAL NETWORKS AS A SPACE OF COMMUNICATION ON HEALTH ISSUESNovikovaN. V.NechaevaT. Yu.AvezovaB. S.DubrovinaI. A.A. N. Kosygin Russian State University, 119071 Moscow, Russia1109202331S381081204082025Copyright © 1970,1970Social media is bringing a new dimension to healthcare as it offers an environment through which the public, patients, and healthcare professionals can report health issues with the possibility of potentially improving health outcomes. Social networks are a powerful tool that ensures cooperation between users and is a mechanism of social interaction for a wide range of people. Although the use of social networks for communication in the field of health has a number of advantages, the exchange of information must be monitored for quality and reliability, as well as to preserve the confidentiality of users.healthcommunicationssocial networksdoctorspatientssocial interactioninformationздоровьекоммуникациисоциальные сетиврачипациентысоциальное взаимодействиеинформация1.Kaplan A. M., Haenlein M. Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of social media // Business Horizons. 2010. Vol. 53. P. 59—68.2.Goffman E. The presentation of self in everyday life. N.Y.; 1959.3.Dawson J. Doctors join patients in going online for health information // New Media Age. 2010. Т. 7. С. 596—615.4.Mangold W. G., Faulds D. J. Social media: The new hybrid element of the promotion mix // Business Horizons. 2009. Vol. 52, N 4. P. 357—365.5.Moorhead S. A., Hazlett D. E., Harrison L. et al. A new dimension of health care: systematic review of the uses, benefits, and limitations of social media for health communication // J. Med. Internet Res. 2013. Vol. 15, N 4. P. e85.6.Moen A., Smørdal O., Sem I. Web-based resources for peer support — opportunities and challenges // Stud. Health Technol. Inform. 2009. Vol. 150. P. 302—306.7.Kietzmann J. H., Hermkens K., McCarthy I. P., Silvestre B. S. Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media // Business Horizons. 2011. Vol. 54, N 3. P. 241—251.8.Adams S. A. Revisiting the online health information reliability debate in the wake of «web 2.0»: an inter-disciplinary literature and website review // Int. J. Med. Inform. 2010. Vol. 79, N 6. P. 391—400.