July 20, 2022 —
Understanding the history of the 574 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes is crucial to communicating about health with and about Native people.
June 30, 2022 —
When communicating with, about, or for LGBTQI+ communities, it is important to consider the unique needs and barriers these populations encounter.
April 27, 2022 —
It’s common wisdom that “catching the cancer early” is always a good thing. It can be a key factor in being able to survive cancer. But the reality of cancer screening is not that simple.
September 8, 2021 —
We’ve developed a one-page guide, "How Research Works: Understanding the Process of Science" to help communicators put the process of science into perspective. We hope it can serve as a useful resource to help explain why science changes—and why it’...
June 16, 2021 —
How can public health professionals accurately convey risk—in particular, when recommendations need to be changed? Poorly communicated, it may appear to some people that public health messages can’t be trusted at all.
April 21, 2021 —
If you are engaged in creating, approving, or sharing health materials with journalists and the public, your success can depend on your choice of visuals. An incorrect match of an image to text can fail to communicate what you intend.
March 24, 2021 —
Recent efforts to reduce rates of COVID-19, including mask-wearing and vaccine adherence, have highlighted the real gaps between science-based recommendations and what people believe and do in their everyday lives.
January 27, 2021 —
Insights from the social and behavioral sciences about how people understand and use health information—and what sources they trust—can help health communicators develop and deliver messages in ways that are most likely to build trust and confidence...
August 19, 2020 —
Preprints are gaining considerable attention lately as researchers seek to quickly disseminate the latest research findings related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. But while preprints provide early and unrestricted access...
