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Social Media Tools

Social media tools encourage people to share information, collaborate, and interact. These tools reinforce and personalize health messages, reach new audiences, and build a communication infrastructure based on open information exchange. The tools include:
Bookmark and Share Twitter Updates RSS Feeds E-mail Updates	Podcasts Online Videos

Create a Buzz—Share AHRQ News

Bookmark and Share

The "Chiclets" in the right column of many pages allow you to share information easily—Bookmark it; Send the link to a friend; and use Sharing networks such as Del.icio.us, Digg, Technorati, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Use Cool Tools and Technology—Stay Updated

Twitter Updates

AHRQ uses Twitter to broadcast short health messages ("tweets") that can be accessed by computer or mobile phone. Follow AHRQ?s news releases on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/AHRQNews

RSS Feeds

Subscribe to RSS updates for ongoing AHRQ news. News and alerts will be delivered directly to your RSS reader when you sign up. Go to RSS Help for more information.

E-mail Updates

You can request e-mail updates on AHRQ products at https://subscriptions.ahrq.gov/service/multi_subscribe.html?code=USAHRQ. Provide your E-mail address, and then select the topics for which you?re interested in receiving updates.

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Listen and Watch—At Home, the Office or On the Go

Podcasts

Listen to AHRQ's podcasts on a wide range of topics, including women's health, treatments for chronic conditions, and tips for navigating the health care system. More details are available at Podcast Help.

Podcasts can be accessed directly from the Healthcare 411 Web site, or you can download audio and/or video podcasts to your desktop and portable music/video player. Additional AHRQ audio segments are available at http://www.ahrq.gov/news/audvidnr.htm and http://www.ahrq.gov/news/psas.htm#audio.

Online Videos

Watch our videos to learn more about health topics, including taking an active role in your health care, preventing medical errors, and asking questions of your medical team. Several messages are available in Spanish as well as English. To watch the videos, go to AHRQ's YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/AHRQHealthTV or the AHRQ Video page at http://www.ahrq.gov/news/psas.htm#video.

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