Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine published this 2022 blog post. The post tells why and how public health officials should develop a crisis communication plan. #CrisisMessaging
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration developed this 2019 guide to help public officials communicate effectively during a crisis. The guide includes the following: A brief orientation and perspective on the media for public officials, including discussion of how the...
This 2022 article by Erin Shellington and colleagues discusses a survey researchers conducted in British Columbia, Canada, about environmental and public health agencies' communications about wildfire smoke and associated health risks. #CrisisMessaging
This 2019 article by Perri Zeitz Ruckart and colleagues discusses the public health response (including health messaging) to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. #CrisisMessaging
The American Psychiatric Association’s Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster prepared this 2021 guidance document for leaders and healthcare professionals. The document tells how to develop effective communications and messages for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
This 2021 article by Bernadette Hyland-Wood and colleagues outlines 10 strategies for effective government communication. These strategies aim to maximize public support and participation in COVID-19 guidance. #COVID-19 #PublicHealthMessaging
This 2022 article by Lisa D. Ellis summarizes an interview with Professor Kasisomayajula Viswanath. Their discussion focuses on strategies for effective public health risk communication, especially about COVID-19. #COVID-19 #PublicHealthMessaging
The International Health Literacy Association developed this 2020 webinar on health literate public health messaging about COVID-19. #COVID-19 #PublicHealthMessaging
This 2022 article by Sandra Albrecht and colleagues discusses the guiding principles, lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities of Dear Pandemic , an innovative, multidisciplinary, social media-based science communication project. The project’s mission is to educate and empower...
The National Center for Equitable Care for Elders and the National Center for Farmworker Health developed this 2022 handout. The handout reviews lessons learned about health communication during the pandemic. It also shares strategies to address low literacy in under-resourced patient...