This is a detailed analysis of how understanding of health management past, present and future has transformed in the digital age. Since the mid-20th century, we have witnessed 'healthy' lifestyles being pushed as part of health promotion strategies, both via the state, and through health tracking tools, and narratives of wellness online. This marks a seismic shift from a public welfare state responsibility for health towards individualised practices of digital self-care. Today health has become representative of 'lifestyle correction' which is performed on social media. Putting the spotlight on neoliberalism and digital technology as pervasive tools that dictate wellness as a moral obligation, Rachael Kent critically analyses how users navigate relationships between self-tracking technologies, social media, and everyday health management.

About the Author
Rachael Kent is Lecturer of Digital Economy and Society in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London, and Founder of tech-wellbeing consultancy Dr. Digital Health.


Book Information
ISBN 9781529210156
Author Rachael Kent
Format Hardback
Page Count 230
Imprint Bristol University Press
Publisher Bristol University Press