Growing up in Warwickshire with social media: Annual Health Report

'EAT, SLEEP, SELFIE, REPEAT: Growing up in Warwickshire with social media' - What did Warwickshire's young people tell us? 

The Director of Public Health’s annual report informs local people about the health of their community, as well as providing necessary information for decision makers. Released in Autumn 2018, the theme of this year’s report is the impact of social media on the health and wellbeing of Warwickshire’s young people.

In total, over 2,000 people aged 10-16 responded to a survey asking how they use social media and the ways that it affects them. This new animation released for 2019 highlights what they had to say. 

Some of the findings include:

• 89% of young people in Warwickshire use social media
• 58% of young people in Warwickshire do not think the amount of time spent on social media affects their physical activity
• 31% of young people in Warwickshire say social media affects the amount of sleep they get

Recommendations have been made including the need to harness social media as an engagement tool, and to build the resilience of young people to protect them from harm online. 

Read the report and watch the animation at: warwickshire.gov.uk/publichealthannualreport

Thank you to everyone who helped us to gather these survey responses.