This brief report highlights the need for an increased public health presence on social media to educate community members about COVID-19 myths. This study assessed COVID-19 knowledge among educated individuals and determined that survey respondents were generally not knowledgeable aboutRead More
This article discusses the opportunities offered by various social media platforms for health care providers to disseminate essential health information related to COVID-19 to other providers and the public. Although much of the communication about COVID-19 has been communicated toRead More
In this Nursing Management Leadership Q&A, senior vice president and CNO of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia provides advice for leaders to support their health care teams to minimize feelings of stress and being overwhelmed. When asked by anRead More
This commentary highlights the need to focus on health literacy when designing messages to reach the most vulnerable populations affected by COVID-19. A significant proportion of adults in industrialized countries have low health literacy and numeracy skills. It is important,Read More
This editorial highlights the need for more nuanced and targeted messaging to be effective with the public as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves. The public’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has depended on a high level of trust in government information.Read More
This article expands existing health communication principles based on lessons learned from the unique challenges introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers adapted key principles of health communication from the 2014 Ebola crisis and the mad cow disease outbreak in theRead More
This article presents an easily accessible COVID-19 “quicksheet” to provide frontline workers with the most up-to-date information. Because the rate of influx of information about COVID-19 is fast and from multiple sources, the authors created a one-page centralized document (previewedRead More
This article provides best practices for assessing information about COVID-19. The author provides best practice, common sense, and fact-checking questions to ask when evaluating health information: Are multiple outlets reporting the same information? What is the most credible source ofRead More
This editorial provides new perspectives from four continents to better understand how to mitigate the impact of controversial health and science topics on public engagement. Digital media, especially online social networks, facilitate and foster mis/disinformation about health and science. TheRead More
This study determined that officials need to balance alarming messages with reassurance to better manage crises. By analyzing alarming and reassuring tweets of official communication sources during the COVID-19 outbreak, researchers provide insights about how messages change when retweeted. KnowingRead More