University Clinical Media Resource: Best Practices to Create, Maintain, and Maximize Visibility on a Social Media Platform

This paper reviews the need for social media platforms as a tool for healthcare facilities to provide resources, market their business, and interact directly with clients. Steps to creating a social media platform will be discussed, in addition to how healthcare facilities should frequently review competing healthcare providers’ social media pages to stay competitive with the target population. Special considerations for the audiology and speech-language pathology programs at Illinois State University will be explored, and ethical considerations for engaging in healthcare on a social media platform will also be analyzed in this paper. The Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic at Illinois State University (ETSHC) will benefit from the information and implementation of social media usage provided within this paper because it will allow the clinic to create a professional social media platform. This social media platform will improve patient outreach within the community to increase and diversify the clientele attending that clinic, and allow for the opportunity of interprofessional collaboration between the ETSHC and other speech-language pathology and audiology providers. Undergraduate students and graduate students in the programs of speech-language pathology and audiology will benefit from the ETSHC executing a social media platform to expand the opportunities and experiences provided throughout their education

Geospatial Analysis Of Traditional Taro Farming In Rurutu French Polynesia

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is the main subsistence crop across much of Polynesia; however, its production via traditional methods is becoming increasingly rare. This study explores taro cultivation in Rurutu, Austral Islands, French Polynesia where traditional farming practices have persisted from pre-European contact times to the present. Specifically, we investigate if pre-European contact Rurutu fits Kirch’s ‘Wet vs. Dry’ hypothesis describing the relationship between environmental variables, agricultural choices and productivity, and the development of socio-political complexity across Polynesia. We use Landsat imagery and geospatial suitability analysis to determine the location of 13 dormant taro systems on Rurutu. We then estimate the island\u27s pre-contact population and population distribution using probable annual yields of taro as proxy data. Our results show significant intra-island differences of taro production on pre-contact Rurutu. We suggest Rurutu conforms to the ‘Wet vs. Dry’ hypothesis as the island’s largest taro yields and thus largest pre-contact populations are in socio-political districts that practiced wetland agriculture. Lastly, we discuss how our foundational data can contribute to ongoing conversations regarding food sovereignty in Oceania and beyond