{"id":144,"date":"2023-02-05T08:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T13:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chass\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2023-03-11T06:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T11:24:35","slug":"human-networks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chass\/projects\/human-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Neha Gondal<\/a>, assistant professor in the department of sociology, said social network data \u2014 which observes the people with whom individuals surrounds themselves \u2014 can be used to model and understand common unhealthy practices within society.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe people we know, the people we are connected to, have important implications for a bunch of things in our lives,\u201d Gondal said. \u201cThis includes what we do, what we think and, from the perspective of this audience, public health consequences such as smoking and drinking, marijuana use, alcohol use, oral health obesity, exercise habits and mental health.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Analyzing data on how social networks can affect lifestyles will help scientists understand these health conditions more in depth and produce possible preventive measures, Gondal said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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